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.

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. Paralle...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021]
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Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Series:Siphrut: Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ; 15
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Physical Description:1 online resource (256 p.)
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