God's Body : Jewish, Christian, and Pagan Images of God /

"In God's Body Markschies traces the shape of the divine form in late antiquity. This exploration follows the development of ideas of God's corporeality in Jewish and Greco-Roman traditions. In antiquity, gods were often like humans, which proved to be important for philosophical refl...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Markschies, Christoph (Author)
Other Authors: Edmonds, Alexander Johannes (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Alemán
Published: Waco, Texas : Baylor University Press, [2019]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hellenism
Paganism > History
God (Greek religion)
God (Christianity) > History of doctrines
God (Judaism) > History of doctrines
God > History of doctrines
Anthropomorphism
God > Corporeality
Romans > Religion.
Paganism.
Interfaith relations.
Hellenism.
Greeks > Religion.
God (Judaism) > History of doctrines.
God > History of doctrines.
God (Christianity) > History of doctrines.
Christianity and culture > Early church.
Christianity.
Anthropomorphism.
anthropomorphism.
Hellenisme.
Paganisme > Histoire.
Dieu (Religion grecque)
Dieu (Christianisme) > Histoire des doctrines.
Dieu (Judaïsme) > Histoire des doctrines.
Dieu > Histoire des doctrines.
Anthropomorphisme.
Dieu > Corporeite > Histoire des doctrines.
Paganism > History.
God > Corporeality > History of doctrines.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The body of God after antiquity
  • The body of God in the Judeo-Christian Bible and the early Christian theologians
  • The body of God and divine statues in antiquity
  • The bodies of gods and the bodies of souls in late antiquity
  • The body of God and late antique Jewish mysticism
  • The body of God in late antique Christian theology
  • The body of God and antique Christology
  • Conclusion: Settled conceptions of God?

Similar Items