God: An Anatomy - As heard on Radio 4

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Distinguished speakers investigate those things in which we believe deeply – and for which we would be prepared to make a costly stand. Neuroscientist Usha Goswami, chair of the 2023 judging panel, explains why it is important to get children excited about science via books, and introduces us to the fabulous titles that made this year’s shortlist. She discharges this last, chronological requirement reluctantly, as if recording a defeat, and only in her final chapters, but she discharges it nonetheless with honesty and sensitivity. Both scholarly and accessible, and full of fascinating stories – I guarantee you’ll never think of this God the same way again. After all, what is it that comes below the hands, resting there at a man’s sides, but above his thighs?

It also looks at the curious absence of historical awareness on the part of many of those who are still determined to topple statues. After the Babylonian Captivity of the sixth century BC, Yahweh’s stature only grew, and His throne became more elevated.

She demonstrates that the way people imagined God in the ancient times was inevitably influenced by other common beliefs, sometimes drawing on even more ancient mythology. C. Warren) is an excellent companion to Phoebe as it helps provide further information into the significant role women played in the early Jesus movement. The last chapter discusses the English Reformation: which aspects of church worship changed, and which remained.

It is also useful for considering the importance of hermeneutics when reading various biblical passages, particularly those relating to women, sexuality, marriage and the family.The formulation of “Breasts-and-Womb” was also applied to Athirat, a I have been interested in 'the' family history ever since singing some Christmas carols a few years ago and wondering what cherubs and seraphims were, non of my pals (or anyone since) seems to know much. But in the very sophisticated account of the life of Joseph, written probably in the fifth century BCE, God is active obliquely and non-coercively, communicating through dreams. It also provides further thought for units focusing on the attributes of God, especially discussions surrounding whether the philosophical concept of God is supported by the Bible. Paulsen also critiques the philosophical arguments against an embodied God in Paulsen, “ Doctrine of Divine Embodiment,” 81–94, an adaptation of David Paulsen, “Must God Be Incorporeal?

Joseph Fielding Smith, “ Our Concern for All Our Father’s Children,” April 1970 general conference, online at scripture. I will gather all your lovers with whom you took pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. To have in-depth knowledge about this kind of evidence requires a host of skill-sets: knowledge of ancient languages; knowledge of methods in other disciplines (archaeology, for example); and an understanding of scholarly debates and dialogues about the interpretation of primary evidence.And I will give you into their hands, and they shall throw down your vaulted chamber and break down your lofty places. Visit our privacy Policy for more information about our services, how New Statesman Media Group may use, process and share your personal data, including information on your rights in respect of your personal data and how you can unsubscribe from future marketing communications.

And I, God, created man in mine own image, in the image of mine Only Begotten created I him; male and female created I them. A connection is made between the divine ruler of the universe and the concrete, human society of his worshippers.Drawing on previously neglected source material, this book is elegantly written and full of intelligent analysis. But thou art also (Lord, I intend it to thy glory, and let no profane misinterpreter abuse it to thy diminution), thou art a figurative, a metaphorical God too; a God in whose words there is such a height of figures… as all profane authors seem of the seed of the serpent that creeps, thou art the Dove that flies. An astonishing and revelatory history that re-presents God as he was originally envisioned by ancient worshippers--with a distinctly male body, and with superhuman powers, earthly passions, and a penchant for the fantastic and monstrous. All perspectives, however, are value-laden: there is no neutrality, whatever religious predilections or lack thereof one has. In Syria, his name is Ba’al, “the master” – the deity who, in the Bible, is regularly cast as the archetypal false god who lures the people of Israel into apostasy.