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When Gods Were Men: The Embodied God in Biblical and Near Eastern Literature
Contributor(s): Hamori, Esther J. (Author)

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 ISBN: 3110203480     ISBN-13: 9783110203486
Publisher: de Gruyter
OUR PRICE: $151.04  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 2008
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament
- Religion | Christianity - General
- Religion | History
Dewey: 220.6
LCCN: 2008295372
Age Level: 22
Grade Level: 17
Series: Beihefte Zur Zeitschrift Fur die Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.3" W x 9.2" L (0.90 lbs) 201 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Middle East
Features: Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
Review Citations: Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2009 pg. 27
 
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Publisher Description:
In the texts of Genesis 18 and 32, God appears to a patriarch in person and is referred to by the narrator as a man, both times by the Hebrew word īsh. In both texts, God as īsh is described in graphically human terms. This type of divine appearance is identified here as the "īsh theophany". The phenomenon of God appearing in concrete human form is first distinguished from several other types of anthropomorphism, such as divine appearance in dreams. The ī
 
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