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In the Eyes of God - A Metaphorical Approach to Biblical Anthropomorphic Language (Paperback) Loot Price: R787
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In the Eyes of God - A Metaphorical Approach to Biblical Anthropomorphic Language (Paperback): Brian C. Howell

In the Eyes of God - A Metaphorical Approach to Biblical Anthropomorphic Language (Paperback)

Brian C. Howell

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Throughout the Bible, divine interaction with humanity is portrayed in almost embarrassingly human terms. God sees, hears, thinks, feels, runs, rides chariots, laughs, wields weapons, gives birth, and even repents. Many of these descriptions, taken at face value, seem to run afoul of classical thought about God's qualities of divine simplicity, transcendence, omniscience, omnipotence, omnipresence, and, especially, immutability. Traditionally, such representations have been seen as "accommodations" to human intellectual and moral limitations. They allowed God to be more comprehensible but did not actually describe any "real" part of His character, being, or interaction with humanity. References to God seeing or hearing, for example, are not deemed to represent real acts, as God is all-knowing. This view is largely based on the Aristotelian conception of metaphors: they are rhetorical devices and should not be taken literally. Since the 1970s, our understanding of the ways in which metaphors convey meaning has become much more sophisticated. We are better able to unlock the function of "human" acts of God within the Bible. This book aims to explore the biblical metaphor of divine sight in Genesis and how current conceptions of metaphorical function can enrich our reading of the text and its theology. Brian C. Howell is a lecturer for the West of England Ministerial Training Course, and a freelance writer, lecturer, speaker, saxophonist, and music teacher. "Learned and lucid, this fine work explores the nature of anthropomorphic language in Scripture and Christian theology. What it means to describe God in human terms has long been controversial, but this book tackles the issues in an irenic and scholarly way. Using modern insights into metaphors, Howell examines the places in Genesis where God is said to see to produce a most illuminating discussion that biblical scholars and systematic theologians should not overlook." Gordon Wenham, Trinity College, Bristol.

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Imprint: James Clarke & Co
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: July 2014
First published: 2014
Authors: Brian C. Howell
Dimensions: 229 x 153 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 308
ISBN-13: 978-0-227-17433-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > Nature & existence of God
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian theology > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > Nature & existence of God
Books > Christianity > Christian theology
LSN: 0-227-17433-X
Barcode: 9780227174333

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