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Autore |
McDowell Catherine L. |
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Titolo |
The Image of God in the Garden of Eden : The Creation of Humankind in Genesis 2:5-3:24 in Light of the mīs pî, pīt pî, and wpt-r Rituals of Mesopotamia and Ancient Egypt / / Catherine L. McDowell |
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Winona Lake, Indiana : , : Eisenbrauns, , [2015] |
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©[2015] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (258 pages) |
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Collana |
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Siphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ; ; 15. |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Image of God - Biblical teaching |
Creation - Biblical teaching |
Religion |
Civilization |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. |
Egypt Religion 332 B.C.-640 A.D |
Iraq |
Egypt |
Iraq Civilization To 634 |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Eden story : Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The creation of a divine statue in the ancient Near East : the Mesopotamian mīs pî pīt pî and the Egyptian wpt-r -- The meaning of ṣelem and demût in Genesis 1:26-27 and the "image" concept in Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The relationship between Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis : 5-3:24. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"Catherine McDowell presents a detailed and insightful analysis of the creation of adam in Gen 2:5-3:24 in light of the Mesopotamian mīs pî pīt pî ('washing of the mouth, opening of the mouth') and the Egyptian wpt-r (opening of the mouth) rituals for the creation of a divine image. Parallels between the mouth washing and opening rituals and the Eden story suggest that the biblical author was comparing and contrasting |
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