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God's Body: The Anthropomorphic God in the Old Testament

By (author) Professor Andreas Wagner

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Images of the body in ancient Near Eastern civilizations are radically different from body images today, which in turn creates significant consequences for our understanding of the biblical notion of Godâ€™s human shape and the frequent and widespread misconceptions therein. Andreas Wagner illuminates such frequent and widespread misconceptions, and reveals the sometimes distant pictorial world of ancient body images. He contrasts these with contemporary models and makes the matter of the Old Testament concept of Godâ€™s human form accessible and clear. Wagner begins by introducing readers to aspects of anthropomorphism, the study of body parts, and Israelâ€™s basic understanding of the human body. He then turns specifically to the body of God, analysing why and how certain body parts are emphasized or regularly employed in the biblical text when it tries to describe God. Wagner draws out the theological aspects of the ways in which Godâ€™s body is described as well as considering the diverse range of ancient Near Eastern perspectives on God, and the ways in which ancient cultures constructed and understood deities. Wagner concludes by looking at how the depiction of God in the Old Testament fits with the concept of mankind made in Godâ€™s image. Enhanced by over fifty illustrations, Godâ€™s Body will lead the debate in biblical anthropomorphism for years to come.