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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. Yet the line separating demonization from deification is dangerously thin, and drawn by the unsteady hand of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Litwa, M. David (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press USA, 2016.
Subjects:
Apotheosis.
Judaism > Doctrines.
Deification (Christianity)
God.
Apothéose.
Judaïsme > Doctrines.
Divinisation de l'homme.
Dieu.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Theology.
Apotheosis
God
Judaism > Doctrines
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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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. Yet the line separating demonization from deification is dangerously thin, and drawn by the unsteady hand of human values. Desiring Divinity tells the stories of six self-deifiers in their historical, social, and ideological contexts.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190467180
0190467185
9780190467173
0190467177