Jeremiah and the Assyrian Sacred Tree
Jeremiah 10:5 contains the collocation tomær miqšāh, which has been interpreted in a variety of ways ranging from “scarecrow in a cucumber field” to “plated pillars”. It is argued that the collocation should rather be interpreted as “palm sculpture” and that it refers to a known type of object from...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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Brill
2017
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| In: |
Vetus Testamentum
Anno: 2017, Volume: 67, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 403-413 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Bibel. Jeremia 10,5
/ Assyrien
/ Albero sacro
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | BC Religioni dell’Antico Oriente HB Antico Testamento |
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Jeremiah 10
Assyrian sacred tree
tree
date palm
iconography
aniconism
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| Riepilogo: | Jeremiah 10:5 contains the collocation tomær miqšāh, which has been interpreted in a variety of ways ranging from “scarecrow in a cucumber field” to “plated pillars”. It is argued that the collocation should rather be interpreted as “palm sculpture” and that it refers to a known type of object from the ancient Near East whose depictions are designated by scholars as the “Assyrian sacred tree”. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5330 |
| Comprende: | In: Vetus Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685330-12341279 |