Remembering the lost ark: The ark narrative in its contexts
The ark endures not as physical artifact, but as cultural memory and verbal icon embedded in the textual icon of the Bible. This article examines the ark narrative (1 Sam. 4–6) in its various contexts, including its biblical and ancient Near Eastern ones, and posits icons as a profitable heuristic d...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the Old Testament
Year: 2023, Volume: 48, Issue: 2, Pages: 135-153 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Deuteronomistic history
/ Bible. Samuel 1. 4-6
/ Bible. Samuel 1. 7
/ Philistines
/ Ark of Noah
/ Dagon
/ Sanctuary
/ Collective memory
/ Icon (Motif)
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
cultural memory
B Dagon B verbal icon B godnapping B cult statue B portable shrine B divine standard B textual icon B Icon B Ark B Deuteronomistic History B Philistines |
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