title: Program aniconism in theology of Devarim (Deuteronomy)
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metadata.value: Raevskaya, Natalya Yu.
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metadata.name: dc.date.accessioned
metadata.value: 2021-08-27T10:25:56Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.available
metadata.value: 2021-08-27T10:25:56Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2021-06
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metadata.value: Raevskaya N. Yu. Program aniconism in theology of Devarim (Deuteronomy). Issues of Theology, 2021, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 146–158.
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu28.2021.202
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metadata.value: http://hdl.handle.net/11701/32992
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metadata.value: The article explores the formation of the aniconic position in ancient Judaism.
  A reference to biblical texts shows that the aniconic doctrine, which put forward the
  demand for a cult without an image was formulated and theologically substantiated
  in the book of Devarim. Here, the prohibition on creating images follows YHWH’s
  statement of formlessness and is seen as its logical consequence. The invisible God
  cannot be adequately embodied in a visual material image and does not need it, because he has a different way of interacting with his people. Deities of other nations
  manifest themselves in temple statues, providing their worshipers the opportunity
  to approach them through a cult, but the God of the Jews, in accordance
  with the Devarim doctrine, chose a different way of communicating with people.
  He does not need statues, he remains with the people mainly not because of the
  correctness of the ritual, but because of the carefully executed law (only a small part
  of which is the ritual). In fact, in Devarim the scheme is reversed compared to the
  usual view of things at that time. The creation of images and worship of them does
  not bring the deity closer to people, but on the contrary threatens him with a distance.
  Comparison with the statements regarding the images in the book of Shemot
  (Exodus) suggests the following: a consistent aniconic program corresponding to
  clearly articulated monotheism and a specific cult paradigm was first announced in
  Devarim, and began to be established in the Jewish environment, probably not earlier
  than the end of VII c. BC. The religion of the ancient Jews was not static, strict
  aniconism was not inherent in Judaism initially, but it took shape and developed
  over many centuries.
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.language.iso
metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.name: dc.relation.ispartofseries
metadata.value: Issues of Theology;Volume 3; Issue 2
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Judaism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: aniconism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: monotheism
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Jewish art
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Judaism and art
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: art and religion
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: prohibition of images
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: second commandment
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Deuteronomy
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: Jewish cult
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Program aniconism in theology of Devarim (Deuteronomy)
metadata.lang: en_GB
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metadata.value: Article
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