Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative

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Gebonden, blz. | Engels
Palgrave Macmillan US | e druk, 2011
ISBN13: 9780230108110
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Palgrave Macmillan US e druk, 2011 9780230108110
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Speaking of Gods analyzes the figurative-narrative creation of gods, their heavenly abodes, and behaviors, reaching back to the beginning of history in Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, Persia and Greece, and continuing through the figures and narratives of a biblical tradition that includes the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and the Qur'an.

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ISBN13:9780230108110
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan US

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Introduction: The Mirror of Heaven In the Beginning: Time and the Figurative Forms of Creation End-Times and Doom-Eagerness The Power and the Glory: Divine Combatants, Heavenly Hosts, and Holy War All in the Family: The Secret Sex Lives of Gods Fathers and Sons: Violence and Sacrifice Look Who's Talking—and Writing: The Language of Heaven The Great Figures Life and Death: Dualism and Divine Judgment The Ways of God to Men: Belief, Preordination, Predestination, Rewards and Punishments, Spiritual Economics Prophecy and Plot: The Making of the Hero and the Villain Prayer, Praise, and the War Plot Holy Madness Reflections

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