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2011 | 53 | 7-30

Article title

Funkcje ołtarza w świetle tekstów Starego Testamentu

Title variants

EN
The Functions of Altar in the Light of the Old Testament Texts
DE
Altarfunktionen im Lichte der Texte des Alten Testaments
RU
Функции алтаря в свете текстов Ветхого Завета

Languages of publication

PL

Abstracts

Article is devoted to the functions of the altars in the Holy Books of the Old Testament. The etymology of the word altar and its place in temples in Egyptian, Assyrian and Babylonian traditions is discussed firstly. The main part of this article is a research on diversity and localisation of the altars in Israel, their different functions in the Old Testament, as: place of sacrifice; monument; place where people prayed to God and an asylum (especially their horns) for unintentional murderers.

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Year

Issue

53

Pages

7-30

Physical description

Contributors

  • Chrześcijańska Akademia Teologiczna w Warszawie

References

Document Type

Publication order reference

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YADDA identifier

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