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The bodies of God and the world of ancient Israel

Title
The bodies of God and the world of ancient Israel [electronic resource] / Benjamin D. Sommer.
Author
Sommer, Benjamin D., 1964-
Publication
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 334 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Bodies of God and the world of ancient Israel (Online)
Alternative Title
Bodies of God and the world of ancient Israel (Online)
Subject
  • God (Judaism) > History of doctrines
  • Monotheism
  • Polytheism
  • God > Biblical teaching
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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Contents
God's body and the Bible's interpreters -- Fluidity of divine embodiment and selfhood : Mesopotamia and Canaan -- The fluidity model in ancient Israel -- The rejection of the fluidity model in ancient Israel -- God's bodies and sacred space (1) : tent, ark, and temple -- God's bodies and sacred space (2) : difficult beginnings -- The perception of divinity in biblical tradition : implications and afterlife -- Appendix : monotheism and polytheism in ancient israel.
LCCN
2009000957
OCLC
ssj0000335304
Author
Sommer, Benjamin D., 1964-
Title
The bodies of God and the world of ancient Israel [electronic resource] / Benjamin D. Sommer.
Imprint
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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