Plato's “Myth of Er” and Ezekiel’s “Throne Vision”: A Common Paradigm?
In Republic 614B–621D, Plato describes the post-mortem experiences of Er, a Pamphylian warrior. Er sees an afterworld vision of the workings of the cosmos. Revolving around a pillar of light that extends through heaven and earth is a huge cosmic structure, resembling a spindle and whorl. The biblica...
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| Language: | English |
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Brill
2017
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Year: 2017, Volume: 64, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 153-182 |
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Plato 427 BC-347 BC, Er-Mythos
/ Bible. Ezechiel 1
/ Cosmogony
/ Vision
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| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BE Greco-Roman religions HB Old Testament |
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Plato
Er
Ezekiel
throne
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