Toward a Genealogy of the Introspective Self in Second Temple Judaism

Newsom, Carol A.; Pajunen, Mika; Penner, Jeremy

doi:10.1515/9783110449266-005

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“…While she has frequently discussed notions of spirit and the self in her work, her most recent monograph (2021) is especially pertinent (cf. 2004, 2012, 2017, 2020). In this work, Newsom engaged the topic of rûaḥ from the perspective of the underlying cultural models that give it meaning in biblical discourse (cf.…”

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Rûaḥ in the Hebrew Bible: A Survey of Past Scholarship

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2024

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The term rûaḥ (plural: rûḥôt) is usually translated into English as ‘wind’, ‘breath’, or ‘spirit’. With such a wide semantic range, scholars have debated the meteorological, anthropological, and theological nuances of the term. This article surveys five themes in the history of that scholarship: (1) diachronic approaches to mapping the meaning of rûaḥ; (2) attempts to track two modes of rûaḥ: the so-called life-giving vs. empowering aspects; (3) distinctions between the meanings of rûaḥ and nepeš; (4) the functions of rûaḥ in designating ecstatic experience; and (5) the role of rûaḥ-language in describing notions of human subjectivity and moral agency.

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Rûaḥ in the Hebrew Bible: A Survey of Past Scholarship

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2024

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Toward a Genealogy of the Introspective Self in Second Temple Judaism

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