Beyond Prestige and Magnificence: The Theological Significance of Gold in the Israelite Tabernacle
Examination of Exodus 25-31 and 35-40 shows that preciousness and aesthetic considerations were not the main precipitants of the use of gold in the tabernacle. Rather, the distribution of this metal in both the tabernacle and the priestly garments reveals a theological criterion for its use and dist...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2019]
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Harvard theological review
Year: 2019, Volume: 112, Issue: 3, Pages: 296-318 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Exodus 25,1-40,38
/ Temple (Jerusalem)
/ Tabernacle
/ Gold
/ Copper
/ Alloy
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KBL Near East and North Africa |
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cultic metallurgy
B pre-Israelite Yahwism B Deuteronomistic source B Tabernacle B Jerusalem Temple B Priestly Source B theology of gold |
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