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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.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Siphrut ; 15.Publisher: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781575063683
  • 1575063689
  • 1575063484
  • 9781575063485
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Image of God in the Garden of Eden.DDC classification:
  • 222/.1106 23
LOC classification:
  • BS651
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The Eden story : Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The creation of a divine statue in the ancient Near East : the Mesopotamian mīs pî pīt pî and the Egyptian wpt-r -- The meaning of ṣelem and demût in Genesis 1:26-27 and the "image" concept in Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The relationship between Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis : 5-3:24.
Summary: "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. Parallels between the mouth washing and opening rituals and the Eden story suggest that the biblical author was comparing and contrasting human creation with the ritual creation, animation, and installation of a cult statue in order to redefine şelem ʻelohîm as a human being--the living likeness of God tending and serving in the sacred garden"-- Publisher's website.
List(s) this item appears in: Creation - Science - Evolution
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)1051768

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Eden story : Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The creation of a divine statue in the ancient Near East : the Mesopotamian mīs pî pīt pî and the Egyptian wpt-r -- The meaning of ṣelem and demût in Genesis 1:26-27 and the "image" concept in Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The relationship between Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis : 5-3:24.

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English.

"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. Parallels between the mouth washing and opening rituals and the Eden story suggest that the biblical author was comparing and contrasting human creation with the ritual creation, animation, and installation of a cult statue in order to redefine şelem ʻelohîm as a human being--the living likeness of God tending and serving in the sacred garden"-- Publisher's website.