Divine Envy, Jealousy, and Vengefulness in Ancient Israel and Greece

This is the first in-depth comparative analysis of envy, jealousy, and vengefulness experienced by divine personalities in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek texts, and the functions served by attributing negative emotions and traits to one's gods. Suitable for biblical, classical, and literary scholars.

List of contents

1. INTRODUCTION: THEORIES AND METHODS; 2. DIVINE ENVY, JEALOUSY, AND VENGEANCE IN ANCIENT ISRAEL AND GREECE; 3. YAHWEH AS A JEALOUS AND ENVIOUS GOD; 4. JEALOUSY FOR YAHWEH AND DIVINE VENGEANCE; 5. DIVINE ENVY AND VENGEANCE IN HOMER AND HERODOTUS’ HISTORIES; 6. DIVINE ENVY AND VENGEANCE IN GREEK TRAGEDY; 7. COMPARING DIVINE VENGEANCE AND ENVY IN HEBREW AND GREEK TEXTS; 8. THE FUNCTIONS OF DIVINE IMPERFECTION.

About the author

Stuart Lasine is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Wichita State University, USA. He is the author of Knowing Kings: Knowledge, Power and Narcissism in the Hebrew Bible; Weighing Hearts: Character, Judgment, and the Ethics of Reading the Bible, and Jonah and the Human Condition.

Summary

This is the first in-depth comparative analysis of envy, jealousy, and vengefulness experienced by divine personalities in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek texts, and the functions served by attributing negative emotions and traits to one’s gods. Suitable for biblical, classical, and literary scholars.

Product details

• Authors: Stuart Lasine, Stuart (Wichita State University Lasine, Lasine Stuart
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032261799
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3226179-9
• No. of pages: 200
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Religious writings, prayers, songbooks, religious meditations; HISTORY / Ancient / General, Ancient Greece, Religion: general, Christianity, Ancient / Biblical Israel, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Ancient religions & mythologies, Biblical Studies & Exegesis, Ancient religions and Mythologies, Old Testaments