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Record Nr.

UNINA9910964576903321

Autore

McDowell Catherine L.

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Winona Lake, Indiana : , : Eisenbrauns, , [2015]

©[2015]

ISBN

9781575063683

1575063689

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 pages)

Collana

Siphrut : literature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ; ; 15.

Disciplina

222/.1106

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

"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



human creation with the ritual creation, animation, and installation of a cult statue in order to redefine şelem ʻelohîm as a human being—the living likeness of God tending and serving in the sacred garden"--