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The Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity

Portrait of an Ancient Deity

by Bernhard Lang

  • Paperback
  • 258 pages
  • Publisher: Yale University Press UK SR
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

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Originally worshipped by the people of a small and politically insignificant eastern Mediterranean community, the Hebrew God rose to become the monotheistic deity of the entire Western tradition. Indeed, the God of Israel ranks as the most distinguished deity in human history. In this absorbing book, well-known biblical scholar Bernhard Lang provides for the first time a full portrait of the ancient Hebrew God. Drawing on all available evidence, including ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian texts and art, Lang offers a comprehensive view of the Hebrew God that is both fascinating and surprising.Lang's portrait shows the Hebrew God in five images. He appears as lord of wisdom, lord of war, lord of the animals, lord of the individual and lord of the harvest - a God whose rule extends to all areas of life. Lang illuminates the completeness of this God's leadership with insights derived from modern religious, anthropological, and cultural studies, and he argues that Israel's monotheistic God, far from being simply opposed to other gods, actually echoes and incorporates much of the ancient polytheistic experience of the divine. The worldview of the ancient Semites did not differ from that of the Indo-European peoples as dramatically as others have assumed, Lang contends. Written in an accessible and non-technical style, this appealing volumes stores a wealth of information for general reader and religious historian alike.Bernhard Lang is professor of Old Testament and religious studies at the universities of St. Andrews, Scotland and Paderborn, Germany. He is the author of 'Sacred Games: A History of Christian Worship' and 'Heaven: A History', both published by Yale University Press.
The Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity and Hebrew Life and Literature: Selected Essays of Bernhard Lang
Hebrew Life and Literature: Selected Essays of Bernhard LangThe Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity

  • Author

    Bernhard Lang

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Yale University Press UK SR

  • Published

    February 2002

  • Weight

    368g

  • Page Count

    258

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.4 cm

  • ISBN

    9780300186901

  • ISBN-10

    0300186908

  • Eden Code

    4023761

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