"Your God is a devouring fire": fire as a motif of divine presence and agency in the Hebrew Bible
Fire and divine presence -- Fire and secondary agents -- Fire in worship.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, DC
The Catholic Biblical Association of America
[2019]
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| In: |
The Catholic biblical quarterly / Monograph series (57)
Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Simone, Michael R., 1972-, "Your God is a devouring fire" : fire as a motif of divine presence and agency in the Hebrew Bible] (2021) (Hundley, Michael, 1978 -)
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| Series/Journal: | The Catholic biblical quarterly / Monograph series
57 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Offenbarung des Johannes 1-3
/ Hermeneutics
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Fire
Religious aspects
Christianity
B Fire Biblical teaching B Bible. Old Testament Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Table of Contents Literaturverzeichnis |
| Summary: | Fire and divine presence -- Fire and secondary agents -- Fire in worship. "In biblical literature, fire is an indicator of divine status. Fiery motifs include storm and war imagery, and occasional references to cultic fires of sacrifice. In some narratives, fire embodies the localized presence of Yhwh. In other narratives, fire represents divine agency working at a distance from the divine presence. This is true both for historical narratives and for descriptions of the cult"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index 2. ISBN auf dem Buchrücken aufgeklebt und doppelt vergeben |
| ISBN: | 0915170566 |