The Face of Yahweh?
The article offers information on male figurine heads that were excavated from the sites of Khirbet Qeiyafa and Mozạ located in the Kingdom of Judah. Topics include examines that five objects create a new type of male figurine, with three of them seeming to represent a rider on a horse; and focuses...
| Published in: | Biblical archaeology review |
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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[2020]
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Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2020, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Pages: 30-33 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Judea
/ Khirbet Qeiyafa
/ Moẓa
/ Archaeology
/ God
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Study of religion BC Ancient Orient; religion |
| Further subjects: | B
Archaeology
B Symbolism in art B Figurines B Horses B JUDAH (Tribe of Israel) |
| Summary: | The article offers information on male figurine heads that were excavated from the sites of Khirbet Qeiyafa and Mozạ located in the Kingdom of Judah. Topics include examines that five objects create a new type of male figurine, with three of them seeming to represent a rider on a horse; and focuses on combination of archaeological contexts, time periods, geographic distribution, iconography, Ugaritic texts, and the biblical tradition indicates that these figurines represent a male god. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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