Of Wings and Wheels: A Synthetic Study of the Biblical Cherubim

by Alice Wood

This study examines the physical form and cultic function of the biblical cherubim. Previous studies of the cherubim have placed too great an emphasis on archaeological and etymological data. This monograph presents a new synthetic study, which prioritises the evidence supplied by the biblical texts. Biblical exegesis, using literary and historical-critical methods, forms the large part of the investigation (Part I). The findings arising from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110205289
• ISBN13: 9783110205282
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary