Yehonatan Carmeli
Biographic Data
| ID | 8624752 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yehonatan Carmeli |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yehonatan |
| FAMILY NAME | Carmeli |
| SIGNATURE | CARMELI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bar-Ilan University Ramat Gan Israel |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Sakīnah , shekhinah , and a Dead Cat’s Head
The concept of Sakīnah (closely related to the rabbinic concept of shekhinah ) is mentioned six times in the Qurʾān in the context of a divine victory given to the believers, or to the Israelites. The traditional interpretations of the sakīnah contains one opinion, attributed to Jewish sages, that describes it as “the head of a dead cat” that was placed inside the Ark of the Covenant. Despite being associated with the Israelites, the prevailing a…
Circumcision in Early Islam
The article asserts that verses 124–130 in the second sūrah of the Qurʾān (al-Baqara/“The Cow”) alludes to the biblical precept (Genesis 17) but presents the practice as a custom that has no special virtues, and certainly not those the Jews ascribed to it. It then claims that circumcision is identified as one of Abraham’s trials, which are mentioned in the Qurʾān and thus part of early Islam, and that this idea did not arise in the Middle Ages
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Circumcision in Early Islam
The article asserts that verses 124–130 in the second sūrah of the Qurʾān (al-Baqara/“The Cow”) alludes to the biblical precept (Genesis 17) but presents the practice as a custom that has no special virtues, and certainly not those the Jews ascribed to it. It then claims that circumcision is identified as one of Abraham’s trials, which are mentioned in the Qurʾān and thus part of early Islam, and that this idea did not arise in the Middle Ages
Sakīnah , shekhinah , and a Dead Cat’s Head
The concept of Sakīnah (closely related to the rabbinic concept of shekhinah ) is mentioned six times in the Qurʾān in the context of a divine victory given to the believers, or to the Israelites. The traditional interpretations of the sakīnah contains one opinion, attributed to Jewish sages, that describes it as “the head of a dead cat” that was placed inside the Ark of the Covenant. Despite being associated with the Israelites, the prevailing a…
Islam (2 works) · Biblical Studies and Interpretation (1 work) · Context (archaeology) (1 work) · Exegesis (1 work) · Genital Health and Disease (1 work) · History (1 work) · Judaism (1 work) · Meaning (existential) (1 work) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (1 work) · Ottoman and Turkish Studies (1 work)