a metaphorical approach to biblical anthropomorphic language Howell, Brian C. creator author. Creeger, Ian cover designer. text bibliography Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Terminology. enk 2014 2013 monographic eng 1 online resource (289 pages). 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"" 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. Brian C. Howell ; cover design, Ian Creeger. Includes bibliographical references. Criticism, interpretation, etc Anthropomorphism Terminology Bible. Genesis Criticism, interpretation, etc God Attributes Biblical teaching Metaphor Religious aspects Christianity RELIGION Christian Theology General Anthropomorphism RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Exegesis & Hermeneutics BS511.3 .H694 2014eb 211 Howell, Brian C. Cambridge, England : James Clarke & Co, 2014, ©2013 viii, 279 pages 9780227902257 0227902254 635809 MIL 22573/ctt1cg797b JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=817815 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=817815 E7B 140826 20200709060202.0 ocn891386171 eng