{"product_id":"the-hebrew-god-portrait-of-an-ancient-deity","title":"The Hebrew God: Portrait of an Ancient Deity","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally worshipped by the people of a small and politically insignificant eastern Mediterranean community  the Hebrew God rose to become the monotheistic deity of the entire Western tradition. In this absorbing book  well-known biblical scholar Bernhard Lang provides for the first time a full portrait of the ancient Hebrew God. Drawing on all available evidence  including ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian texts and art  Lang offers a comprehensive view of the Hebrew God that is both fascinating and surprising. Langs portrait shows the Hebrew God in five images. He appears as lord of wisdom  lord of war  lord of the animals  lord of the individual  and lord of the harvest-a God whose rule extends to all areas of life. Lang illuminates the completeness of this Gods leadership with insights derived from modern religious  anthropological  and cultural studies  and he argues that Israels monotheistic God  far from being simply opposed to other gods  actually echoes and incorporates much of the ancient polytheistic experience of the divine. The worldview of the ancient Semites did not differ from that of the Indo-European peoples as dramatically as others have assumed  Lang contends. Written in an accessible style  this appealing volume stores a wealth of information for general reader and religious historian alike.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44986793656373,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300090250","price":90.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300090253.jpg?v=1770917380","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-hebrew-god-portrait-of-an-ancient-deity","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}