ИНТЕРПРЕТАЦИЯ СЮЖЕТА ЖЕРТВОПРИНОШЕНИЯ ИСААКА В ИЗОБРАЗИТЕЛЬНОМ ИСКУССТВЕ ИУДАИЗМА ПОЗДНЕЙ АНТИЧНОСТИ

Abstract

This article deals with the disclosure of the meaning of the plot of Akeda, which it acquired in the artistic tradition of Judaism in late antiquity. When the Temple was destroyed a new worldview begins to form among the Jews of both the Holy Land and the Diaspora and the synagogue becomes the center of the study of the Scriptures. Synagogues of late antiquity are decorated with frescoes and mosaics on religious themes, and among the plots used in decoration, the plot of Akeda stands out - it is found in direct connection with Aron Kodesh, the repository of the Torah scrolls. Moreover, in artistic interpretations, Akeda’s plot begins to acquire new details, which form a certain part of the symbolic picture of Jewish late antique iconography. In the course of the article, three images of the sacrifice of Isaac in late antique synagogues are described, the features of each image are noted, and then, some features of the artistic interpretation are highlighted on the basis of the literary tradition, as well as concepts in which the artistic and literary interpretations differ...