Själens uttåg ur Egypten
Författare
Summary, in English
The article examines the reception of Old Testament motifs in the so called "Hymn of the Pearl" (preserved in Syriac and Greek as part of the apocryphal Acts of Thomas). Ideas taken up for study include the use of "Egypt" as a symbol of spiritual bondage, the legacy of the West Semitic Chaoskampf motif, the link to Ezekiel 32:2, etc. The main thrust of the article is the transformation of ancient Semitic mythological material into a gnosticizing allegory for the salvation of the forgetful soul.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2010
Språk
Svenska
Sidor
198-202
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Tankemönster - en festskrift till Eva Rystedt
Dokumenttyp
Del av eller Kapitel i bok
Ämne
- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Nyckelord
- Acts of Thomas
- Hebrew
- Syriac
- Egypt
- Leviathan
- Old Testament
- Hymn of the Pearl
- apocrypha
- esotericism
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISBN: 978-91-633-7175-2