Bibliograph

How God became God, what scholars are really saying about God and the Bible, by Richard Smoley

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How God became God, what scholars are really saying about God and the Bible, by Richard Smoley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How God became God

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

943706418

Responsibility statement

by Richard Smoley

Sub title

what scholars are really saying about God and the Bible

Summary

"This epic, thrilling journey through Bible scholarship and ancient religion shows how much of Scripture is historically false--yet the ancient writings also resound with theologies that crisscrossed the primeval world and that direct us today toward a deep, inner, authentic experience of the truly sacred, "--Amazon.com

Table Of Contents

Groundwater: The Problem of God -- The Defective Scripture: What We Now Know About the Bible -- The Haze of Legend: From the Flood to the Judges -- Monarchy, United and Divided: From Saul to the Fall of Israel -- Who Was Yahweh? -- Fall and Return: The Exile and Its Aftermath -- Jesus in His Context -- The Life of Jesus: Origins -- What Jesus Taught -- The Life of Jesus: The Public Career -- The Birth of the Church -- Paul: The Great Apostle -- Revelation: The Overthrow of the Wicked Angels -- The Master and Two Marys -- Practical Mysticism

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