The Tabernacle Menorah : : A Synthetic Study of a Symbol from the Biblical Cult / / Carol L. Meyers.
Through this comprehensive study of the Menorah, Carol Meyers demonstrates that its symbolic value comes to exceed its function as a source of light, for it symbolizes plant life, cosmic power, and ultimately the reality of the presence of the deity in the tabernacle.
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2003] ©2003 |
Year of Publication: | 2003 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- FOREWORD -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF FIGURES -- ABBREVIATIONS -- CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION—METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS -- CHAPTER II: BIBLICAL SOURCES -- CHAPTER III: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES -- CHAPTER IV: THE SACRED TREE IN ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ICONOGRAPHY -- CHAPTER V: A TYPOLOGY OF TREE MOTIFS IN ANCIENT ISRAEL -- CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSIONS -- FIGURES -- SOURCE OF FIGURES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Summary: | Through this comprehensive study of the Menorah, Carol Meyers demonstrates that its symbolic value comes to exceed its function as a source of light, for it symbolizes plant life, cosmic power, and ultimately the reality of the presence of the deity in the tabernacle. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463209292 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463209292 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Carol L. Meyers. |