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...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Seminary
2022
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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 |
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