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God´s Body: The Anthropomorphic God in the Old Testament
Professor Andreas Wagner
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Description for God´s Body: The Anthropomorphic God in the Old Testament
Paperback. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: HRCG3; HRCM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Images of the body in ancient Near Eastern civilizations are radically different from body images today, which in turn creates significant consequences for our understanding of the biblical notion of God’s human shape and the frequent and widespread misconceptions therein. Andreas Wagner illuminates such frequent and widespread 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.
Wagner begins by introducing readers to aspects of anthropomorphism, the study of body parts, and Israel’s basic understanding ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780567655981
SKU
V9780567655981
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About Professor Andreas Wagner
Andreas Wagner is Professor of Old Testament at the University of Bern, Switzerland.
Reviews for God´s Body: The Anthropomorphic God in the Old Testament
God’s Body presents an important introduction to the discussion of the body in the Bible and the ANE.
Reading Religion
Praise for the German Edition of this Book: In this eminently readable and engaging work, Wagner offers to a wide audience an informed overview of Israelite reflections on divine embodiment within the context of ancient Near ... Read more
Reading Religion
Praise for the German Edition of this Book: In this eminently readable and engaging work, Wagner offers to a wide audience an informed overview of Israelite reflections on divine embodiment within the context of ancient Near ... Read more