Speaking of Gods in Figure and Narrative [electronic resource] /
Westbrook, D.author.
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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Coverpage; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction The Mirror of Heaven; 1 In the Beginning: Time and the Figurative Forms of Creation; 2 End-Times and Doom-Eagerness; 3 The Power and the Glory: Divine Combatants, Heavenly Hosts, and Holy War; 4 All in the Family: The Secret Sex Lives of Gods; 5 Fathers and Sons: Violence and Sacrifice; 6 Look Who's Talking-and Writing: The Language of Heaven; 7 The Great Figures of Life and Death: Dualism and Divine 7 The Great Figures of Life and Death: Dualism and Divine
8 The Ways of God to Men: Belief, Preordination, Predestination, Rewards and Punishments, Spiritual Economics9 Prophecy and Plot: The Making of the Hero and the Villain; 10 Prayer, Praise, and the War Plot; 11 Holy Madness; 12 Reflections; Notes; Works Cited; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Bible—Theology.
Religions.
Literature.
Biblical Studies.
Comparative Religion.
Literature, general.