Snake Iconography, Mythology, and the Meaning of the Bronze Snake Image in Numbers 21:4-9 and 2 Kings 18:4
This study pursues the question of why Yhwh, who in the Decalogue prohibits the creation and worship of divine images, would order Moses to create a snake image as the mode of healing snake bites in the desert (Num 21:4-9). This question is legitimated as the Judahites subsequently burn incense to M...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Journals Online & Print: | Drawer...
|
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Seminary
2022
|
| In: |
The Asbury journal
Year: 2022, Volume: 77, Issue: 2, Pages: 217-244 |
| Further subjects: | B
Snake Images
B Aniconism B Bronze Serpent B Snake Worship B Developmental Psychology B Snake Cults |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (kostenfrei) Volltext (kostenfrei) |