The Three Bodies of God in the Hebrew Bible
Considerable attention has been devoted to God's body in the Hebrew Bible, but its widely differing representations have not been addressed. This article sketches out a typology of three types of divine bodies, based on different scales, locations, and settings in life: a natural "human&qu...
| Published in: | Journal of Biblical literature |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Scholar's Press
[2015]
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| In: |
Journal of Biblical literature
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ God
/ Body
/ Human being
/ Supernatural being
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Bible Theology B Trinity B ATTRIBUTES of God B Bible B Human Body B Religious Aspects B Christianity B Liturgics |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Considerable attention has been devoted to God's body in the Hebrew Bible, but its widely differing representations have not been addressed. This article sketches out a typology of three types of divine bodies, based on different scales, locations, and settings in life: a natural "human" body; a superhuman-sized "liturgical" body; and a "cosmic" or "mystical" body. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15699/jbl.1343.2015.2790 |