《圣经》中圣石崇拜的影响

The Holy Stone Worship in the Bible

由于地理环境、先民社会意识和生活经验等多方面的原因,《圣经》包含有圣石崇拜的显著特征。圣石在崇拜仪式中主要有神殿、鉴察者、祭祀和纪念碑四种功能。《圣经》中的圣石崇拜作为一种文学原型对后世创作产生深远的影响。此外,作为一种古老习俗,《圣经》中的圣石崇拜与世界其他地区的圣石崇拜相比又有其独到之处,集中凸显了希伯来民族对耶和华上帝的独一信仰。

The holy stone worship becomes the salient feature of the Bible on account of geographic environment, social consciousness and life experiences of the ancient people. The holy stone plays four main types of roles in the worship, which are the house of God, the watcher, the altar in the sacrifice and the monument. As a prototype, the holy stone worship in the Bible has a far-reaching impact on the literature. Furthermore, as an ancient custom, the holy which highlights stone worship in the Bible has its specialty when comparing with other stone worship in the world, the Hebrew＇ s belief in the one God.