Imitatio Dei and the Formation of the Subject in Ancient Judaism
This article considers the relationship between imitatio dei and selfhood in ancient Jewish traditions. This relationship is considered across a wide range of texts that are engaged in theological reflection and a complex practice of reading, with philosophical implications. Topics such as human ess...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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| In: |
Journal of Biblical literature
Year: 2021, Volume: 140, Issue: 2, Pages: 309-323 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Identity
/ Early Judaism
/ God
/ Idea of God
/ Mankind
/ Philosophy
/ Creation
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| IxTheo Classification: | HD Early Judaism |
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| Summary: | This article considers the relationship between imitatio dei and selfhood in ancient Jewish traditions. This relationship is considered across a wide range of texts that are engaged in theological reflection and a complex practice of reading, with philosophical implications. Topics such as human essence, divine creation, and perfectionist aspirations are explored as part of the charactrization of selfhood in the Hebrew Bible and beyond. |
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| ISSN: | 1934-3876 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Biblical literature
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/jbl.2021.0015 |