![]() ![]() These divergent proposals signal a need for clearer methods of interpreting biblical imagery in light of visual-artistic material from the ancient Near East. Scholars have disagreed on the background, meaning, and significance of the image arguing that it: (1) likens the Israelite deity to a bird (2) alludes to the winged sun disk (3) draws from general Egyptian symbolism for protection (4) evokes images of winged goddesses or (5) refers to winged cherubim in the temple and/or on the ark of the covenant. g., Ps 17:8 Hide me in the shadow of your wings ). 1 Zurich Open Repository and Archive University of Zurich Main Library Strickhofstrasse 39 CH-8057 Zurich Year: 2010 Yahweh s Winged Form in the Psalms: Exploring Congruent Iconography and Texts LeMon, Joel M Abstract: The striking image of the winged Yahweh occurs in six psalms (e.
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