TY - BOOK ID - 3405741 TI - The tabernacle pre-figured : cosmic mountain ideology in Genesis and Exodus AU - Morales, L. Michael AU - Peeters PY - 2012 VL - 15 SN - 9789042927025 904292702X PB - Leuven Paris Walpole, MA Peeters DB - UniCat KW - Aards Paradijs KW - Bergen in de Bijbel KW - Eden KW - Garden of Eden KW - Jardin d'Eden KW - Jardin des delices KW - Montagnes dans la Bible KW - Mountains in the Bible KW - Paradis terrestre KW - Tuin der lusten KW - Tuin van Eden KW - 221.08*4 KW - 222.2 KW - Theologie van het Oude Testament: cultus KW - Genesis KW - 221.08*4 Theologie van het Oude Testament: cultus KW - Bible. O.T. Genesis KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - Bible. O.T. Exodus KW - Ararat [Mont ] (Turquie) KW - Sinai [Mount ] (Egypt) KW - Jews KW - History KW - To 586 B.C. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3405741 AB - In the ancient Near East, where cosmos and cult were of a piece, temples were the architectural embodiment of the cosmic mountain. This monograph explores how the mountain narratives of the Hebrew Bible canonically preceding the establishment of the tabernacle cultus may therefore serve to prefigure that cultus. Examining the creation, deluge, and exodus accounts in light of cosmic mountain ideology, the study develops a cosmogonic pattern of being delivered through the waters to the mountain of God for worship. As a symbol for approaching the divine Presence, this pattern is ultimately cultic, and includes a gate liturgy running as an undercurrent through each narrative. Moses alone, for example, is permitted ascent to the summit of Sinai, a role later mimicked by the high priest’s annual entrance into the holy of holies. From Adam’s descent of the holy mountain to the high priest’s “ascent” of the architectural mountain of God, The Tabernacle Pre-Figured makes a compelling case that to dwell in the divine Presence via the tabernacle cultus presents a mediated return to the original telos of the cosmos. ER -