Dimensions of the Shekhinah: The Meaning of the Shiur Qomah in Jewish Mysticism, Liturgy, and Rabbinic Thought

The article discusses a Jewish mystical text that paradoxically takes up the measurements of the body of G-d in the context of a tradition that forbids corporeal, finite, or tangible depiction of the Deity. Consequently, scholars have been at a loss concerning its interpretation. Many resort to inve...

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Main Author: Sweeney, Marvin A. 1953- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The National Association of Professors of Hebrew 2013
In: Hebrew studies
Year: 2013, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 107-120
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