The Divine Handclasp in the Hebrew Bible and in Near Eastern Iconography
Abstract: David Calabro explores what he describes as the "divine handclasp" in the Hebrew Bible. The term refers to a handclasp between God and his human servant that had a place in ancient Israelite temple worship. Calabro indicates it was a ritual gesture that was part of temple rite performance with a priest acting as proxy for God in close interaction with mankind. While other scholars have suggested the gesture was indicative of deity transporting mankind to "glory," Calabro's research proposes the clasping of right hands while facing one another was ritually indicative of God granting access to His chosen rather than transporting him.
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The Divine Handclasp in the Hebrew Bible and in Near Eastern Iconography
Abstract: David Calabro explores what he describes as the "divine handclasp" in the Hebrew Bible. The term refers to a handclasp between God and his human servant that had a place in ancient Israelite temple worship. Calabro indicates it was a ritual gesture that was part of temple rite performance with a priest acting as proxy for God in close interaction with mankind. While other scholars have suggested the gesture was indicative of deity transporting mankind to "glory," Calabro's research proposes the clasping of right hands while facing one another was ritually indicative of God granting access to His chosen rather than transporting him.
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BN ID: | 2940162310228 |
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Publisher: | Interpreter Foundation |
Publication date: | 05/01/2021 |
Series: | Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship , #45 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Sales rank: | 695,654 |
File size: | 737 KB |
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