Monotheism and Divine Aggression - Couverture souple

Cornell, Collin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1009065890 ISBN 13 : 9781009065894

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2024

Synopsis

The aggression of the biblical God is notorious. The phrase 'Old Testament God' conjures up images of jealousy and wrath, smiting and judging. But is it only an accident that this god became capital-G God, the unique creator and sustainer of three world religions? Or is there a more substantive connection between monotheism and divine aggression? This Element proposes exactly this causal connection. In three case studies, it showcases ways that literarily treating one god alone as god amplifies divine destructiveness. This happens according to two dynamics: God absorbs the destructive power of other divine beings-and God monopolizes divinity such that other beings, even special ones like God's beloved king or the people of God, are rendered vulnerable to divine aggression. The Element also attends to the literary contexts and counterbalances within which the Hebrew Bible imagines divine aggression.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2024
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1009065890
• ISBN 13: 9781009065894
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 74
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