“Like a Throne of Glory:” The Apotropaic Potential of Ṣîṣîṯ in the Hebrew Bible and Early Rabbinic Literature
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DOI: 10.1163/15700704-12341342
Abstract: Although at first glance ṣiṣiṯ meet the definitional criteria of an amulet, there are just three passages in the early rabbinic literature that only indirectly suggest such an interpretation. Yet, as it turns out, the… read more here.
Keywords: like throne; early rabbinic; throne glory; apotropaic potential ... See more keywords