Dualism in Old Testament cosmology: "Weltbild" and "Weltanschauung"
Contrary to the standard scholarly assumption, the OT conception of the universe is bipartite ("heaven and earth"), not tripartite, and all other OT descriptions of the world can be subsumed under the two realms of heavenly and earthly. While this cosmology is not as technical and precise...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2004
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2004, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 260-277 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
World view
/ Old Testament
/ Dualism
/ World view
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament NBC Doctrine of God NBD Doctrine of Creation NBE Anthropology |
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| Summary: | Contrary to the standard scholarly assumption, the OT conception of the universe is bipartite ("heaven and earth"), not tripartite, and all other OT descriptions of the world can be subsumed under the two realms of heavenly and earthly. While this cosmology is not as technical and precise as our modern sensibilities might desire, we can still discern a consistent OT Weltbild, one that is fundamentally dualistic. This dualistic Weltbild, in turn, undergirds a dualistic Weltanschauung or worldview. The basic duality of the physical structure of the world matches the ontological dualism between God in the heavenly realm and humanity in the earthly, all the while playing on a beautiful ambiguity in the use of the term "heaven." |
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| ISSN: | 0901-8328 |
| Contains: | In: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018320410014881 |