Desiring divinity: self-deification in early Jewish and Christian mythmaking
Perhaps no declaration incites more outrage than a human's claim to be God. Those who make this claim in ancient Jewish and Christian mythology are typically either demonized or deified. This work examines this topic.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Litwa, M. David, 1982-, Desiring divinity] (2019) (Klostergaard Petersen, Anders, 1969 -)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Apotheosis
/ Early Judaism
/ Church
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| IxTheo Classification: | BH Judaism CB Christian life; spirituality NBC Doctrine of God |
| Further subjects: | B
Deification (Christianity)
B Apotheosis B Judaism Doctrines B God |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
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| Summary: | Perhaps no declaration incites more outrage than a human's claim to be God. Those who make this claim in ancient Jewish and Christian mythology are typically either demonized or deified. This work examines this topic. |
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| ISBN: | 0190467185 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190467166.001.0001 |