The image of God in the Garden of Eden : the creation of humankind in Genesis 2:5-3:24 in light of the mīs pî pīt pî and wpt-r rituals of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt /

"Catherine McDowell presents a detailed and insightful analysis of the creation of adam in Gen 2:5-3:24 in light of the Mesopotamian mīs pî pīt pî ('washing of the mouth, opening of the mouth') and the Egyptian wpt-r (opening of the mouth) rituals for the creation of a divine image. P...

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Main Author: McDowell, Catherine L. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2015
Series:Siphrut ; 15.
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505 0 |a The Eden story : Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The creation of a divine statue in the ancient Near East : the Mesopotamian mīs pî pīt pî and the Egyptian wpt-r -- The meaning of ṣelem and demût in Genesis 1:26-27 and the "image" concept in Genesis 2:5-3:24 -- The relationship between Genesis 1:1-2:3 and Genesis : 5-3:24. 
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