Gods and Humans in the Ancient Near East

This book explores the relationship between gods and humans and between the divine nature and human nature in the Ancient Near East. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in the history, philosophy, theology and anthropology of the Near Eastern or biblical world.

List of contents

1. Introduction: self, space and the divine embodiment model; 2. Godlike bodies and radiant souls: divine embodiment in Ancient Egypt; 3. Composite beings and sexy god-kings: the divinity of humanity in Mesopotamia; 4. Metallic bodies and deification by ingestion: material embodiment in Hittite Anatolia; 5. Yhwh and his theomorphic body: the 'Image of god' in Israelite anthropology; 6. Divinity for all: the godlike self in Graeco-Roman thought; 7. Conclusion: gods and humans, gods in humans.

About the author

Tyson Putthoff is an associate faculty member in the Schusterman Center for Judaic and Israel Studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is the author of Ontological Aspects of Early Jewish Anthropology (2016) and Divine Embodiment in Pauline Anthropology (forthcoming).

Summary

This book explores the relationship between gods and humans and between the divine nature and human nature in the Ancient Near East. It will appeal to scholars and students interested in the history, philosophy, theology and anthropology of the Near Eastern or biblical world.

Product details

• Authors: TYSON PUTTHOFF, Tyson L Putthoff, Tyson L. Putthoff, Tyson L. (University of Oklahoma) Putthoff, Putthoff Tyson L., Putthoff Tyson L. Putthoff
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2020
• EAN: 9781108490542
• ISBN: 978-1-108-49054-2
• No. of pages: 350
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, Christianity, Ancient World, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Ancient religions & mythologies, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Ancient religions and Mythologies