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God's Bodies

The Anthropomorphic God in the Old Testament

by Andreas Wagner

  • Hardback
  • 224 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

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Images of the body in ancient Near Eastern civilizations are radically different from body images today. This has significant consequences for our understanding of the biblical notion of God's human shape; there are bound to be misconceptions. Andreas Wagner illuminates these misconceptions, and reveals the sometimes distant pictorial world of ancient body images. He contrasts these with contemporary models and makes the matter of the Old Testament concept of God's human form accessible and clear in this exciting, richly detailed work. Wagner begins with three methodological chapters, introducing readers to aspects of anthropomorphism and the study of body parts. He looks at Israel's basic understanding of the human body, and then turns specifically to the body of God, examining and explaining why and how certain body parts are emphasized or regularly employed in the biblical text when it tries to describe God. Wagner also considers the diverse range of ancient Near Eastern perspectives on God, and the ways in which ancient cultures constructed and understood deities. "God's Bodies "will lead the debate in biblical anthropomorphism for years to come.
God's Bodies and Primare und sekundare Religion als Kategorie der Religionsgeschichte des Alten Testaments
Primare und sekundare Religion als Kategorie der Religionsgeschichte des Alten TestamentsGod's Bodies

  • Author

    Andreas Wagner

  • Book Format

    Hardback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    September 2015

  • Weight

    468g

  • Page Count

    224

  • Dimensions

    15.6 x 23.4 x 1.3 cm

  • ISBN

    9780567655998

  • ISBN-10

    0567655997

  • Eden Code

    4368206

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