UID:
almahu_9949244103502882
Format:
1 online resource (417 p.) :
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frontispiece
ISBN:
9783110226850
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9783110238570
Series Statement:
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft , 412
Content:
The focus of this book is on early Jewish interpretations of the ambiguous relationship between God and 'the angel of the Lord/God' in texts like Genesis 16, 22 and 31. Genesis 32 is included since it exhibits the same ambiguity and constitutes an inseparable part of the Jacob saga. The study is set in the wider context of the development of angelology and concepts of God in various forms of early Judaism.When identifying patterns of interpretation in Jewish texts, their chronological setting is less important than the nature of the biblical source texts. For example, a common pattern is the avoidance of anthropomorphism. In Genesis 'the angel of the Lord' generally seems to be a kind of impersonal extension of God, while later Jewish writings are characterized by a more individualized angelology, but the ambivalence between God and his angel remains in many interpretations. In Philo's works and Wisdom of Solomon, the 'Logos' and 'Lady Wisdom' respectively have assumed the role of the biblical 'angel of the Lord'. Although the angelology of Second Temple Judaism had developed in the direction of seeing angels as distinct personalities, Judaism still had room for the idea of divine hypostases.
Note:
Dissertation Uppsala University 2008.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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In English.
In:
DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1, De Gruyter, 9783110238570
In:
DGBA Backlist Theology and Religious Studies 2000-2014 (EN), De Gruyter, 9783110238549
In:
DGBA Theology and Religious Studies 2000 - 2014, De Gruyter, 9783110638165
In:
E-BOOK GESAMTPAKET / COMPLETE PACKAGE 2010, De Gruyter, 9783110233544
In:
E-BOOK PACKAGE ENGLISH LANGUAGES TITLES 2010, De Gruyter, 9783110233551
In:
E-BOOK PAKET THEOLOGIE/RELIGIONSWISS./JUDAISTIK 2010, De Gruyter, 9783110233643
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783110226843
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9783110226850
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110226850
URL:
https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110226850
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