The Likeness of the Image
Adamic Motifs and Anthropoly in Rabbinic Traditions about Jacob's Image Enthroned in Heaven
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10908043 |
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| Authors | Silviu Bunta, Silviu N Bunta (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 55-84 |
| Publication date | 2006-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of Judaism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2212 • E-ISSN: 1570-0631 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/157006306775454497 |
| OpenAlex | W1966910513 |
| Language | EN |
The present article analyzes the various texts concerning Jacob's image engraved on the throne of glory. It compares the Jacob texts with previous traditions regarding Adam's special status as the image of God or the equivalent of a cultic representation of an ancient Near Eastern king or of a Roman emperor. The Jacob texts reveal a similar anthropology that emphasizes the dichotomy of humanity. On one hand the earthliness of the functionality of the human body is associated with angelic opposition, and, on the other, the body's divine likeness gives rise to angelic veneration. The investigation of the two traditions demonstrates a conspicuous dependence of the Jacob texts on the Adamic traditions
Ancient history · Art · Emperor · Glory · Heaven · Humanity · Image of God · Jewish studies · Judaism · Literature · Opposition (politics · Theology · Throne · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Highly cited | No |
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