Where the gods are : spatial dimensions of anthropomorphism in the Biblical world /
Smith, Mark S., 1955-
Where the gods are : spatial dimensions of anthropomorphism in the Biblical world / Mark S. Smith. - 1 online resource. - Anchor Yale Bible reference library . - Anchor Yale Bible reference library. .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Place of Anthropomorphism -- Part 1. Spatial Representations of Divine Anthropomorphism -- 1. The Three Bodies of God in the Hebrew Bible -- 2. Like Deities, Like Temples (Like People) -- Part 2. Anthropomorphism and Theriomorphism in Cultic Space -- 3. The Construction of Anthropomorphism and Theriomorphism -- 4. The Calf Images at Dan and Bethel: Their Number and Symbolism -- Part 3. Gods of Cities, Cities of Gods -- 5. Gods and Their City Sites -- 6. The Royal City and Its Gods -- Epilogue: Ancient Theorizing About Anthropomorphism and Space -- Notes -- Subject Index -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources
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, Smith's boldly original work uncovers the foundational understandings of deities and space.
9780300220964 electronic bk. 0300220960 electronic bk.
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism and interpretation.
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, Narrative.
Bible.--New Testament.
Ugaritic literature--Relation to the Old Testament.
Anthropomorphism.
Symbolism in the Bible.
Image of God.
God--Biblical teaching.
God--Attributes.
Littérature ougaritique--Relation avec l'Ancien Testament.
Anthropomorphisme.
Symbolisme dans la Bible.
Image de Dieu.
Dieu--Enseignement biblique.
Dieu--Attributs.
anthropomorphism.
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
Anthropomorphism.
God--Attributes.
God--Biblical teaching.
Image of God.
Symbolism in the Bible.
Ugaritic literature--Relation to the Old Testament.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
BS2361.3
225.6
Where the gods are : spatial dimensions of anthropomorphism in the Biblical world / Mark S. Smith. - 1 online resource. - Anchor Yale Bible reference library . - Anchor Yale Bible reference library. .
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: The Place of Anthropomorphism -- Part 1. Spatial Representations of Divine Anthropomorphism -- 1. The Three Bodies of God in the Hebrew Bible -- 2. Like Deities, Like Temples (Like People) -- Part 2. Anthropomorphism and Theriomorphism in Cultic Space -- 3. The Construction of Anthropomorphism and Theriomorphism -- 4. The Calf Images at Dan and Bethel: Their Number and Symbolism -- Part 3. Gods of Cities, Cities of Gods -- 5. Gods and Their City Sites -- 6. The Royal City and Its Gods -- Epilogue: Ancient Theorizing About Anthropomorphism and Space -- Notes -- Subject Index -- Index of Modern Authors -- Index of Ancient Sources
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, Smith's boldly original work uncovers the foundational understandings of deities and space.
9780300220964 electronic bk. 0300220960 electronic bk.
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism and interpretation.
Bible.--New Testament--Criticism, Narrative.
Bible.--New Testament.
Ugaritic literature--Relation to the Old Testament.
Anthropomorphism.
Symbolism in the Bible.
Image of God.
God--Biblical teaching.
God--Attributes.
Littérature ougaritique--Relation avec l'Ancien Testament.
Anthropomorphisme.
Symbolisme dans la Bible.
Image de Dieu.
Dieu--Enseignement biblique.
Dieu--Attributs.
anthropomorphism.
RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
Anthropomorphism.
God--Attributes.
God--Biblical teaching.
Image of God.
Symbolism in the Bible.
Ugaritic literature--Relation to the Old Testament.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
BS2361.3
225.6