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.
eBook - PDF
The Tabernacle Menorah
A Synthetic Study of a Symbol from the Biblical Cult
- 268 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF
About this book
Trusted byĀ 375,005 students
Access to over 1.5 million titles for a fair monthly price.
Study more efficiently using our study tools.
Information
Edition
1Table of contents
- FOREWORD
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- LIST OF FIGURES
- ABBREVIATIONS
- CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTIONāMETHODOLOGICAL 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