The Tree of Life in Ancient Egypt and the Book of Proverbs
Since the mid-twentieth century, scholars have highlighted the similarities between the book of Proverbs and wisdom texts from ancient Egypt, the most recognized being “The Instruction of Amenemope” (ca. 1100 bce). Consequently, some have asserted that this relationship points toward a likely Egypti...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2014
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Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
Année: 2014, Volume: 14, Numéro: 1, Pages: 114-139 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Tree of life
Proverbs
New Kingdom
Lady Wisdom
Nut
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | Since the mid-twentieth century, scholars have highlighted the similarities between the book of Proverbs and wisdom texts from ancient Egypt, the most recognized being “The Instruction of Amenemope” (ca. 1100 bce). Consequently, some have asserted that this relationship points toward a likely Egyptian provenance and origin of biblical concepts like the Tree of Life in Proverbs 3:17–18; 11:30; 13:12; 15:4. Recognizing the undisputable contact with ancient Egypt, the present work argues through the method of comparative study that the Tree of Life in the book of Proverbs should not be interpreted with an ideological antecedent of a divine tree goddess in the New Kingdom period of ancient Egypt. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2124 |
| Contient: | In: Journal of ancient Near Eastern religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692124-12341259 |