Mica (Giudici 17-18): vita standard di un fabbricante di statue
The story of Micah (Judges 17-18), a commoner who built for himself a private temple and statue of God near the city of Dan, is analyzed in this paper not as a textual witness of the attitude toward divine images in ancient Israel (a very debated topic in history and archeology) but as an example of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Italian |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Henoch
Year: 2023, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 307-321 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Judge 17-18
/ Statue
/ Image
/ God
/ Magic
/ Golden calf
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Magic In Late Antiquity
B Book of Judges B City of Dan B Divine Images in The Bible B Midrash |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The story of Micah (Judges 17-18), a commoner who built for himself a private temple and statue of God near the city of Dan, is analyzed in this paper not as a textual witness of the attitude toward divine images in ancient Israel (a very debated topic in history and archeology) but as an example of late retelling, with a tinge of parody, of cultic traditions. In Jewish exegetical texts, Micah becomes the man who, with a magic object created by Moses, transforms the golden calf in the wilderness into a living animal: this story betrays the influence of magic literature and practices. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Henoch
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