Rûaḥ in the Hebrew Bible: A Survey of Past Scholarship
The term rûaḥ (plural: rûḥôt) is usually translated into English as ‘wind’, ‘breath’, or ‘spirit’. With such a wide semantic range, scholars have debated the meteorological, anthropological, and theological nuances of the term. This article surveys five themes in the history of that scholarship: (1)...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Currents in biblical research
Year: 2024, Volume: 22, Issue: 2, Pages: 115-132 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Old Testament
/ rūaḥ
/ Nefeš / Word
/ Spirit
/ Ecstasy
/ Prediction
/ Prophecy
/ Subjectivity
/ Religious experience
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Ecstasy
B cultural Anthropology B Spirit Possession B Hebrew Bible B Religious Experience B rūaḥ B Subjectivity B nepeš B Spirit B Second Temple Judaism B Old Testament B Prophecy |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The term rûaḥ (plural: rûḥôt) is usually translated into English as ‘wind’, ‘breath’, or ‘spirit’. With such a wide semantic range, scholars have debated the meteorological, anthropological, and theological nuances of the term. This article surveys five themes in the history of that scholarship: (1) diachronic approaches to mapping the meaning of rûaḥ; (2) attempts to track two modes of rûaḥ: the so-called life-giving vs. empowering aspects; (3) distinctions between the meanings of rûaḥ and nepeš; (4) the functions of rûaḥ in designating ecstatic experience; and (5) the role of rûaḥ-language in describing notions of human subjectivity and moral agency. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5200 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X241234908 |
