Made in the image of god: the creation of אדם: the commissioning of the king and the chaoskampf of YHWH

IF 0.3 3区哲学 Q2 HISTORY

Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions Pub Date : 2016-06-04 DOI:10.1163/15692124-12341277

C. L. Crouch

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Abstract

This article suggests that Genesis 1 and Psalms 8, 18 and 89 reflect a mythological tradition which described the creation of the human king as YHWH’s counterpart in the divine battle against chaos. The residual royal features of the narrative of the creation of אדם in Genesis 1—the creation of the אדם in the image of god, to exercise dominion—appear in a context of a polemical revision of YHWH’s Chaoskampf and are suggestive of the older tradition’s inclusion of the king’s commissioning as YHWH’s representative and earthly counterpart in these activities. Psalm 8 similarly associates the creation of a royal figure with the exertion of authority and dominion over chaos, using the same image of god language as Genesis 1 to describe this figure and to articulate his special relationship with YHWH. Psalm 18 and especially Psalm 89 affirm the location of the king’s Chaoskampf commission in the midst of YHWH’s own Chaoskampf activities, with the latter’s use of parental language echoing the image of god language in Genesis 1.

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是照着神的形像造的，是耶和华所造的，是王所吩咐的，是耶和华所行的

这篇文章认为创世纪1和诗篇8,18和89反映了一个神话传统，描述了在神与混乱的神圣战争中，耶和华创造了人类国王的对应。《创世纪》第1章中关于创造的叙述中残留的王室特征——以上帝的形象创造，以行使统治权——出现在对耶和华的《Chaoskampf》的辩论性修订的背景中，并暗示了更古老的传统，即国王作为耶和华的代表，在这些活动中与地球上的人相对应。《诗篇》第8篇同样将一个王室人物的诞生与权威的运用和对混乱的统治联系在一起，使用与《创世纪》第1章相同的上帝形象语言来描述这个人物，并阐明他与耶和华的特殊关系。诗篇18篇，尤其是89篇肯定了国王的Chaoskampf委员会的位置在耶和华自己的Chaoskampf活动中，后者使用父母的语言与创世纪1章中上帝语言的形象相呼应。

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Ancient Near Eastern Religions (JANER) focuses on the religions of the area commonly referred to as the Ancient Near East encompassing Egypt, Mesopotamia, Syria-Palestine, and Anatolia, as well as immediately adjacent areas under their cultural influence, from prehistoric times onward to the beginning of the common era. JANER thus explicitly aims to include not only the Biblical, Hellenistic and Roman world as part of Ancient Near Eastern civilization but also the impact of its religions on the western Mediterranean. JANER is the only scholarly journal specifically and exclusively addressing this range of topics.