In the eyes of God : a metaphorical approach to biblical anthropomorphic language /
Brian C. Howell ; cover design, Ian Creeger.
- 1 online resource (289 pages).
- Princeton theological monograph series ; v.192 .
- Princeton theological monograph series ; v.192. .
Includes bibliographical references.
Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright Information; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Approaching Biblical Anthropomorphic Language; 2. Approaching Divine Metaphors; 3. Theomorphism; 4. Seeing Good and Evil-Genesis 1-3; 5. God, the Sons of God, and the Man of God; 6. A View to Judgment; 7. Status and Blessing in the Sight of God; 8. A Second Look at Sodom; 9. The Mountain with a View; 10. Conclusion; Appendix A: Exegesis of Genesis 16:13-14; Appendix B: The Righteousness of Lot; Appendix C: Testing; Bibliography; Back Cover.
Anthropomorphic language has provided a conundrum for exegetes and theologians for millennia. Attempting to use human language to describe the divine presents ontological and epistemological problems that push our speech to the breaking point. In this new work, Howell shows that instances of divine action should not automatically be reduced simply to theological categories such as omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, immutability, etc., nor to criteria such as personhood, life, and approachability. Rather, he introduced readers to two unique approaches to ""anthropomorphic expressions""