Of God and Angels: Divine Messengers in Genesis and Exodus in their Ancient Near Eastern Contexts
Angels are and have always been a popular topic. Nonetheless, much confusion remains in popular and even scholarly literature. The present study aims to provide clarity about angels (םיכאלמ, literally ‘messengers’) in Genesis and Exodus by situating the texts in their ancient Near Eastern contexts a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-22 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Genesis
/ Exodus
/ Angel
/ Ancient Orient
/ Religion
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament NBH Angelology; demonology |
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| Summary: | Angels are and have always been a popular topic. Nonetheless, much confusion remains in popular and even scholarly literature. The present study aims to provide clarity about angels (םיכאלמ, literally ‘messengers’) in Genesis and Exodus by situating the texts in their ancient Near Eastern contexts and examining how they adapt the ideas of those contexts to fit their own unique theological agenda. The resulting portrait is derived from, but clearly distinct from, its ancient Near Eastern analogues. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flw066 |