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Andrei A. Orlov

Embodiment of Divine Knowledge in Early Judaism

Andrei A. Orlov

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English
Routledge
07 October 2024
Judaism; Judaism: theology
Series: Routledge Studies in the Biblical World
This book explores the early Jewish understanding of divine knowledge as divine presence, which is embodied in major biblical exemplars, such as Adam, Enoch, Jacob, and Moses.

The study treats the concept of divine knowledge as the embodied divine presence in its full historical and interpretive complexity by tracing the theme through a broad variety of ancient Near Eastern and Jewish sources, including Mesopotamian traditions of cultic statues, creational narratives of the Hebrew Bible, and later Jewish mystical testimonies. Orlov demonstrates that some biblical and pseudepigraphical accounts postulate that the theophany expresses the unique, corporeal nature of the deity that cannot be fully grasped or conveyed in some other non-corporeal symbolism, medium, or language. The divine presence requires another presence in order to be transmitted. To be communicated properly and in its full measure, the divine iconic knowledge must be ""written"" on a new living ""body"" which can hold the ineffable presence of God through a newly acquired ontology.

Embodiment of Divine Knowledge in Early Judaism will provide an invaluable research to students and scholars in a wide range of areas within Jewish, Near Eastern, and Biblical Studies, as well as those studying religious elements of anthropology, philosophy, sociology, psychology, and gender studies. Through the study of Jewish mediatorial figures, this book also elucidates the roots of early Christological developments, making it attractive to Christian audiences.
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Imprint:   Routledge
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 156mm, 
Weight:   412g
ISBN:   9781032105918
ISBN 10:   1032105917
Series:   Routledge Studies in the Biblical World
Pages:   210
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Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Primary ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: The Divine Image as the Hypostasis of Divine Knowledge; Chapter Two: The Divine Face as the Hypostasis of Divine Knowledge; Chapter Three: The Divine Name as the Hypostasis of Divine Knowledge; Chapter Four: The Epistemology of Divine Presence and Pseudepigraphical Attribution; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index

Andrei A. Orlov is Professor of Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity at Marquette University, Milwaukee, USA. He is the author of eighteen books, including The Enoch-Metatron Tradition and The Glory of the Invisible God: Two Powers in Heaven Traditions and Early Christology.

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