Motif
Demand for visible or celestial proof
demand_for_visible_or_celestial_proof
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) CHAPTER III. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER IV. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD; lines 13367-13463 confidence: medium
Scripture-recipients, identified in a note as Jews, demand a book descending from heaven; the passage recalls an earlier Mosaic demand to see God, a destructive heavenly firestorm, calf worship, forgiveness, and Moses’ manifest power.
Scripture-recipients demand a book descending from heaven, and an earlier group is recalled as demanding to see God visibly.
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