Supernal Serpent - Mysteries of Leviathan in Judaism and Christianity
ANDREI A. ORLOV
Supernal Serpent explores the development of the Leviathan tradition from its early roots in ancient West Asian and biblical accounts, up to the later rabbinic traditions. Concentrating on the theophanic features of Leviathan's appearances in Jewish biblical, pseudepigraphical, and rabbinic accounts, special attention is paid to the traditions found in the Book of Job and the Apocalypse of Abraham. Leading scholar Andrei Orlov argues that the Apocalypse of Abraham presents Leviathan in an anti-theophany, a revelation of the underworld's ruler. Orlov delves into the cultic significance of Leviathan and its roles as the sacred courtyard of the cosmological sanctuary and the Foundation Stone of the Temple of Creation.
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Рік:
2023
Видавництво:
Oxford University Press
Мова:
english
Сторінки:
369
ISBN 10:
0197684149
ISBN 13:
9780197684146
Файл:
PDF, 4.12 MB
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english, 2023