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Where the gods are : spatial dimensions of anthropomorphism in the biblical world
- Title
- Where the gods are : spatial dimensions of anthropomorphism in the biblical world / Mark S. Smith.
- Author
- Smith, Mark S., 1955-
- Publication
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
- ©2016
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Details
- Description
- xix, 221 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- The issue of how to represent God is a concern both ancient and contemporary. In this wide-ranging and authoritative study, renowned biblical scholar Mark Smith investigates the symbols, meanings, and narratives in the Hebrew Bible, Ugaritic texts, and ancient iconography, which attempt to describe deities in relation to humans. Smith uses a novel approach to show how the Bible depicts God in human and animal forms -- and sometimes both together. Mediating between the ancients' theories and the work of modern thinkers, Smiths boldly original work uncovers the foundational understandings of deities and space.
- Series Statement
- Anchor Yale Bible reference library
- Uniform Title
- Anchor Yale Bible reference library.
- Alternative Title
- Spatial dimensions of anthropomorphism in the biblical world
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-8055
- ISBN
- 0300209223
- 9780300209228
- LCCN
- 2015954508
- OCLC
- 926820751
- Author
- Smith, Mark S., 1955- author.
- Title
- Where the gods are : spatial dimensions of anthropomorphism in the biblical world / Mark S. Smith.
- Publisher
- New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
- Copyright Date
- ©2016
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Anchor Yale Bible reference libraryAnchor Yale Bible reference library.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-8055