Heaven: Use, Function and Content of a Cosmic Concept
Among religious concepts from the Ancient Near East, the word “heaven” should be called a “container term,” that comprises many different attributes. In the Ancient Near East in general, as in ancient Judaism in particular, these attributes refer primarily to temple concepts that denote certain cosm...
| Published in: | Cosmos and creation |
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| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2020
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Cosmos and creation
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| Summary: | Among religious concepts from the Ancient Near East, the word “heaven” should be called a “container term,” that comprises many different attributes. In the Ancient Near East in general, as in ancient Judaism in particular, these attributes refer primarily to temple concepts that denote certain cosmological ideas. “Heaven” and “temple” point to an imago mundi in Jewish cosmology by referring back to more ancient traditions. Furthermore, temples or sanctuaries and their iconography, especially with a view to the sphinx thrones, reflect associations with heavenly spheres. Their archaeological remains date from the Bronze and Iron Ages to the Persian and Hellenistic eras, and they find their textual counterpart in poetical and liturgical texts of the Tanak and beyond. In general, the concept of “heaven” focuses on the link between temple and cosmos. The overall purpose of its use and function is the symbolization of divine or royal power. |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 29-33 |
| ISBN: | 3110676966 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Cosmos and creation
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110677041-005 DOI: 10.15496/publikation-75419 HDL: 10900/134066 |