Making things from the heart : on works of beauty in the Old Testament

dc.contributor.authorLoader, J.A. (James Alfred), 1945-
dc.date.accessioned2013-07-08T07:57:19Z
dc.date.available2013-07-08T07:57:19Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractFollowing on a study of the perception of human beauty in the Old Testament, this article proposes to extend the topic by enquiring into the perception of what is beautiful in that which humans do. Apart from pictorial art, five spheres of human achievement perceived to be beautiful are considered, namely crafts, music, words, wisdom and food. Within these, the work of artisans, accomplishments of the mining industry, so-called sacred and profane forms of music, the self-conscious creation of poetic beauty, aesthetic judgements on wisdom and culinary enjoyment are surveyed. It is concluded that the main characteristics of the beauty concept related to things tally with those related to humans. The results warrant a further extension of the investigation to include at least the beauty of God and the relevance of the concept in the cult.en_US
dc.description.librarianam2013en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_oldtest.htmlen_US
dc.identifier.citationLoader, JA 2012, 'Making things from the heart : on works of beauty in the Old Testament', Old Testament Essays, vol. 25, no. 1, pp. 100-114.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1010-9919
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/21868
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOld Testament Society of South Africaen_US
dc.rightsOld Testament Society of South Africaen_US
dc.subjectPerceptionen_US
dc.subjectOld Testamenten_US
dc.subjectBeauty of human worken_US
dc.titleMaking things from the heart : on works of beauty in the Old Testamenten_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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