The apple of God's eye: a biblical account of holiness

Samuel Lebens

doi:10.1017/S0034412524000131

The apple of God's eye: a biblical account of holiness

Samuel Lebens

Department of Philosophy

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Abstract

In this article, an exercise in Jewish philosophy, I propose a taxonomy that can account for and organize all of the many species of holiness that we find in the Hebrew Bible. Each species admits of precise definition. Moreover, the genus as a whole can be unified by a guiding metaphor, suggested by the Bible itself. Holiness, according to this metaphor, is bestowed by a certain type of gaze, and ultimately by occupying the centre of the field of God's attention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	850-864
Number of pages	15
Journal	Religious Studies
Volume	61
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412524000131
State	Published - 1 Dec 2025

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Keywords

Bible
attention
awe
holiness

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Religious studies
Philosophy

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