Images of God in the Old TestamentThis book is about the many faces of the God of Israel to be found in the Old Testament. Bringing together a wealth of biblical scholarship, both contemporary and traditional, Dr. Mills invites us to see the canon of Scripture as a reference library, in which all the texts have something to say about God. God is a key character in each book, but God's role and character nevertheless vary between books, and between genres of writing. |
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Abraham Akhnaten ancient Near East apocalyptic argues Asherah Baal Barker biblical book of Daniel book of Ezekiel Brueggemann chapter Christian codes concept connected context cosmic creation creator cult cultic culture Daniel defined deity described Deuteronomy Divine Wisdom Elohim existence Exodus Exum Ezekiel father female figure focus Genesis God's gods heaven heavenly Hebrew Bible Hellenistic holy human ideology imagery instance interpretation Israelite Jerusalem Jewish Judah judgement justice king land language Lord of Israel male material meaning metaphor modern reader monotheism monotheistic Moses mythology nation offers Old Testament P. R. Davies particular Persian polytheism possible prophecy prophet Psalms R. N. Whybray referred reflects relationship religion religious scholars second Isaiah Sheffield Academic Press Sinai single deity social society story symbol Temple term theme theology topic Torah tradition Ugaritic verse Wijk-Bos women worship writer Yahweh Yahwism YHWH