Wisdom: the queen of heaven
The female deity of ancient Israel should be studied using the same methods as for the male. Priority should be given to written ecidence, there should be recognition of a variety of names and titles for the one figure in both singular and plural forms, and it must be admitted that as conceptions of...
| Published in: | Scottish journal of theology |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2002
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Scottish journal of theology
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Israel (Antiquity)
/ Sophia
/ Goddess
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Wisdom
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| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | The female deity of ancient Israel should be studied using the same methods as for the male. Priority should be given to written ecidence, there should be recognition of a variety of names and titles for the one figure in both singular and plural forms, and it must be admitted that as conceptions of the male deity moved away from anthropomorphism, it is unlikely that the female deity would have had an exactly opposite fate. Evidence from the Hebrew scriptures, the Enochic writings, archaeology and early Christian tradition all suggest that Wisdom was the name by which the pre-Josianic female deity was best known. |
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| ISSN: | 0036-9306 |
| Contains: | In: Scottish journal of theology
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