Statue de YHWH ou aniconisme dans le premier temple ?
Statue of YHWH or aniconism in the first temple?

Summary/Abstract: According to the Scriptures, God is transcendent; no one can see His face and live, which implies that no form or personal characteristic can be attributed to Him—especially not in the form of statues or artistic representations (icons). However, the Old Testament does not always limit itself to categorical affirmations. By focusing on the analysis of the second commandment of the Decalogue, this article seeks to demonstrate that the prohibition of any cultic image to represent YHWH was not initially so absolute. The commandment could suggest the existence of a statue of YHWH in the temple of Jerusalem, at least during the monarchical period. The choice of this example is motivated by the use of this commandment during the iconoclastic controversy in the Byzantine Empire in the 8th and 9th centuries, when the veneration of icons was interpreted as a form of idolatry.

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