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In God's Image: Myth, Theology, and Law in Classical Judaism

By Yair Lorberbaum

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2015
ISBN
1107063272, 9781107063273
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1999963 bytes)
Pages
346\342
Topic
Religion
Scanned
yes
Time added
2015-03-07 12:39:01
Религиоведение;Религиоведение иудаизма

Description

The idea of creation in the divine image has a long and complex history. While its roots apparently lie in the royal myths of Mesopotamia and Egypt, this book argues that it was the biblical account of creation presented in the first chapters of Genesis and its interpretation in early rabbinic literature that created the basis for the perennial inquiry of the concept in the Judeo-Christian tradition. Yair Lorberbaum reconstructs the idea of the creation of man in the image of God (tselem Elohim) attributed in the Midrash and the Talmud. He analyzes meanings attributed to tselem Elohim in early rabbinic thought, as expressed in Aggadah, and explores its application in the normative, legal, and ritual realms.

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