The tabernacle menorah : a synthetic study of a symbol from the Biblical cult

Through this comprehensive study of the Menorah, Carol Meyers demonstrates that its symbolic value comes to exceed its function as a source of light, for it symbolizes plant life, cosmic power, and ultimately the reality of the presence of the deity in the tabernacle. FOREWORD TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES ABBREVIATIONS CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION—METHODOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER II: BIBLICAL SOURCES CHAPTER III: ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOURCES CHAPTER IV: THE SACRED TREE IN ANCIENT NEAR EASTERN ICONOGRAPHY CHAPTER V: A TYPOLOGY OF TREE MOTIFS IN ANCIENT ISRAEL CHAPTER VI: CONCLUSIONS FIGURES SOURCE OF FIGURES BIBLIOGRAPHY