The bodies of God and the world of ancient Israel

Sommer utilizes a lost ancient Near Eastern perception of divinity according to which a god has more than one body and fluid, unbounded selves. Though the dominant strains of biblical religion rejected it, a monotheistic version of this theological intuition is found in some biblical texts. Later Je...

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Subtitles:The Bodies of God & the World of Ancient Israel
Main Author: Sommer, Benjamin D. 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009.
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:[Rezension von: Sommer, Benjamin D., The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel] (2011) (Noonan, Benjamin J.)
[Rezension von: SOMMER, BENJAMIN D., The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel] (2011) (Karwowski, Margaret Christi)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ancient Orient / Idea of God / Bodiliness / Israel (Antiquity)
B Ancient Orient / Idea of God / Presence of God / Sanctuary / Israel (Antiquity)
Further subjects:B God (Judaism) History of doctrines
B Polytheism
B Monotheism
B God (Judaism) ; History of doctrines
B God Biblical teaching
B God ; Biblical teaching
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic

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