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Yahweh's Winged Form in the Psalms
Joel M. Lemon
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Description for Yahweh's Winged Form in the Psalms
Hardback. The striking image of the winged Yahweh occurs in six psalms. This volume refines iconographic methodologies by treating the image of the winged Yahweh as one among a constellation of literary images in each psalm. Num Pages: 338 pages, illus. BIC Classification: HRCG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Weight in Grams: 2599.
The impressive image of the winged Yahweh is encountered in six psalms. The scholars argue about the background and the meaning of the picture with the arguments that it 1. compares the Israelite deity to a bird, 2. points to the winged sun disk, 3. uses Egyptian symbols for protection, 4. the picture of winged ones Goddesses conjured up or 5th to the winged cherubim in the temple or on the ark. These various arguments illustrate the need for a clearer way to interpret biblical images in the context of Middle Eastern art. This volume further develops the iconographic methods ... Read more
The impressive image of the winged Yahweh is encountered in six psalms. The scholars argue about the background and the meaning of the picture with the arguments that it 1. compares the Israelite deity to a bird, 2. points to the winged sun disk, 3. uses Egyptian symbols for protection, 4. the picture of winged ones Goddesses conjured up or 5th to the winged cherubim in the temple or on the ark. These various arguments illustrate the need for a clearer way to interpret biblical images in the context of Middle Eastern art. This volume further develops the iconographic methods ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Germany
Number of pages
338
Condition
New
Number of Pages
338
Place of Publication
, Germany
ISBN
9783525543641
SKU
V9783525543641
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About Joel M. Lemon
Joel M. LeMon is Assistant Professor of the Old Testament at the Candler School of Theology and the Department of Religion at Emory University.
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