| Description |
x, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-239) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : lord of three gifts: a new approach to the Hebrew God -- Dumézil, the deluge, and the dream of Solomon -- The thesis of the present book -- The first image: lord of wisdom : The lord of esoteric wisdom -- Mythology associated with the lord of wisdom -- An alternative view: God as lawgiver and scribe -- The second image: lord of war : God as lord of war -- The warrior's initiation and God's battle with the monster -- From Exodus to apocalyptic drama -- The third image: lord of the animals: The discovery of personal peity -- God as lord of the individual: the Egyptian contribution -- God as lord of the individual: the Mesopotanian contribution -- The fourth image: lord of the individual, the "personal God" : The discovery of personal piety -- God as lord of the individual: the Egyptian contribution -- God as lord of the individual: the Mesopotamian contribution -- The fifth image: lord of the harvest : The fertile crescent -- Lord of the Harvest: archaic natural theologies -- Lord of the harvest: theologies shaped by historical experience -- Epilogue: the Hebrew God: fragments of a history : Manifestations of the divine and historical beginnings -- The "sacred story" and monotheism -- Christ as second God -- Appendix I: the names of the Hebrew God -- Appendix II: The ancient near east, ca. 3400-500 B.C.E.: a brief guide to its cultural history. |
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Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Bible. Old Testament. (OCoLC)fst01808092
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God -- Biblical teaching.
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Middle Eastern literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
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Godsvoorstellingen.
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Oude Testament.
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Judentum.
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Gottesvorstellung.
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God -- Biblical teaching.
(OCoLC)fst00944045
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Middle Eastern literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
(OCoLC)fst01020343
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| ISBN |
0300090250 |
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9780300090253 |
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