Introduction
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1558/post.v6i1-3.1Keywords:
function of scripture, Iconic books, scripturesReferences
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Parmenter, Dorina Miller. 2006. “The Iconic Book: The Image of the Bible in Early Christian Rituals.” Postscripts 2: 160–189.
———. 2009. “The Bible as Icon: Myths of the Divine Origins of Scripture.” In Jewish and Christian Scripture as Artifact and Canon, edited by Craig A. Evans and H. Daniel Zacharias, 298–310. London: T. & T. Clark.
Schopen, Gregory. 1975. “The Phrase ‘sa prthivipradesas caityab¬huto bhavet’ in the Vajracchediku: Notes on the Cult of the Book in Mahayana.” Indo-Iranian Journal 17: 147–181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/000000075790079574
Toorn, Karel van der. 1997. “The Iconic Book: Analogies Between the Babylonian Cult of Images and the Veneration of the Torah.” In The Image and the Book: Iconic Cults, Aniconism and the Rise of Book Religion in Israel and the Ancient Near East, edited by K. van der Toorn, 229–248. Leuven: Peeters.
Watts, James W. 2006. “The Three Dimensions of Scriptures.” Postscripts 2: 135–159.
Parmenter, Dorina Miller. 2006. “The Iconic Book: The Image of the Bible in Early Christian Rituals.” Postscripts 2: 160–189.
———. 2009. “The Bible as Icon: Myths of the Divine Origins of Scripture.” In Jewish and Christian Scripture as Artifact and Canon, edited by Craig A. Evans and H. Daniel Zacharias, 298–310. London: T. & T. Clark.
Schopen, Gregory. 1975. “The Phrase ‘sa prthivipradesas caityab¬huto bhavet’ in the Vajracchediku: Notes on the Cult of the Book in Mahayana.” Indo-Iranian Journal 17: 147–181. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/000000075790079574
Toorn, Karel van der. 1997. “The Iconic Book: Analogies Between the Babylonian Cult of Images and the Veneration of the Torah.” In The Image and the Book: Iconic Cults, Aniconism and the Rise of Book Religion in Israel and the Ancient Near East, edited by K. van der Toorn, 229–248. Leuven: Peeters.
Watts, James W. 2006. “The Three Dimensions of Scriptures.” Postscripts 2: 135–159.
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2012-06-27
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Watts, J. W. (2012). Introduction. Postscripts: The Journal of Sacred Texts, Cultural Histories, and Contemporary Contexts, 6(1-3), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1558/post.v6i1-3.1
