How human is God? : seven questions about God and humanity in the Bible / Mark S. Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Mark S., 1955-

Contributor:

Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

God--Biblical teaching--Miscellanea.

God.

Anthropomorphism.

God--Biblical teaching.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Physical Description:

xx, 192 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2014]

Summary:

Cardinal Walter Kasper has written, "It is time, it is the right time, to speak of God." In this book, readers are invited to explore the Hebrew Bible and use their God-given ability to work through important questions about God, including: Why is God so angry in the Bible? Is the biblical God male or female (or what)? Who is Satan? Why do people suffer? By exploring the Bible's answers to these and other biblical questions, Smith offers readers encouragement to "think from the heart"-that is, "intellectual exploration that is touched by the heart and also touches on matters of the heart"-about the nature of God. Readers are further invited to nourish their vision of God in order to better know and serve God and humanity. Book jacket.

Contents:

Prologue, invitation to thinking about God In the Hebrew Bible

Part I, questions about God

Why does God in the Bible have a body?

What do God's body parts in the Bible mean?

Why is God angry in the Bible?

Does God in the Bible have gender or sexuality?

Part II, questions about God in the world

What can creation tell us about God?

Who-or what-is the Satan?

Why do people suffer according to the Hebrew Bible?

Epilogue, God in the Bible and beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-189).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Bernard W. Freeman Book Fund.

ISBN:

0814637590

9780814637593

OCLC:

877077231

Publisher Number:

99963914447