
Forming God : Divine Anthropomorphism in the Pentateuch.
Title:
Forming God : Divine Anthropomorphism in the Pentateuch.
Author:
Knafl, Anne K.
ISBN:
9781575068992
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (328 pages)
Series:
Siphrut : Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ; v.12
Siphrut : Literature and Theology of the Hebrew Scriptures
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1 -- Introduction -- The Topic and History of Scholarship -- The Relevance of a New Study -- The Approach of This Study -- Structure and Argument -- Chapter 2 -- Methodology and a Test Case -- Methodology -- Creation and Divine Anthropomorphism: A Test Case (Genesis 1:1-2:4a) -- Anthropomorphic Features of God in Genesis 1:1-2:4a -- A Preliminary Typology -- Chapter 3 -- The Divine Body -- Definition -- God's Bodies: Full- and Small-Scale Manifestation -- Mental Activity: Bodily Idiom and the Inner Life of the Deity -- Chapter 4 -- Divine Location -- Definition -- Theophany: Earthly Presence -- Divine Mobility -- Sustained Presence -- Chapter 5 -- Divine Action and Interaction -- Definition -- A Survey of Divine Action in the Sources -- Divine Action with Direct or Indirect Interaction -- Chapter 6 -- Conclusion -- A Typology of Divine Anthropomorphism in the Pentateuch -- Divine Anthropomorphism in the Pentateuchal Sources -- Implications of this Study and Future Avenues of Research -- Bibliography -- Index of Authors -- Index of Scripture.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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