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Yahweh's Winged Form in the Psalms: Exploring Congruent Iconography and Texts

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2010
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LeMon, J. M. (2010). Yahweh’s Winged Form in the Psalms: Exploring Congruent Iconography and Texts (Vol. 242). Academic Press / Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

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The striking image of the winged Yahweh occurs in six psalms (e. g., Ps 17:8 “Hide me in the shadow of your wings”). Scholars have disagreed on the background, meaning, and significance of the image arguing that it: (1) likens the Israelite deity to a bird; (2) alludes to the winged sun disk; (3) draws from general Egyptian symbolism for protection; (4) evokes images of winged goddesses; or (5) refers to winged cherubim in the temple and/or on the ark of the covenant. These divergent proposals signal a need for clearer methods of inte

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  • LeMon, Joel M

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Fribourg, Switzerland / Göttingen, Germany

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Academic Press / Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

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English

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2010

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2018-07-03

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Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis

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242

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978-3-7278-1670-3

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Digitalisat erstellt durch Florina Tischhauser, Religionswissenschaftliches Seminar, Universität Zürich

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2179 since deposited on 2018-07-03
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LeMon, J. M. (2010). Yahweh’s Winged Form in the Psalms: Exploring Congruent Iconography and Texts (Vol. 242). Academic Press / Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht.

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