RT Book
T1 The Bible, Homer, and the search for meaning in ancient myths: why we would be better off with Homer's gods
T2 Routledge monographs in classical studies
A1 Heath, John 1955-
LA English
PP Abingdon, Oxon New York, NY
PB Routledge
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1672214874
AB Brothers (and sisters) from a different mother -- Texts with a history -- Assembling resemblances -- Yahweh and other olympians -- Homer's gods -- Biblical polytheism I: Yahweh's divine competition -- Biblical polytheism II: Yahweh's little helpers -- Biblical anthropomorphism: Yahweh's da man -- Diverging deities: where Homer got it right -- Theological (dis)honesty -- Cleaning up Yahweh -- Homer's perfectly fallible gods -- Creating meaning -- Homeric creation -- The failure of Genesis, the Genesis of failure -- The demands of finitude -- Cheating death, squandering life -- We all have it coming -- Finding justice -- Waiting for God. oh. The myth of Iliadic justice -- Living without the gods: the myth of theistic justice -- Heavenly sex -- Divine eros, biblical celibacy, and God's little punching bag.
SN 9780429022340
K1 Homer
K1 Bible : Old Testament : Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 God
K1 Gods, Greek
K1 God : Biblical teaching
K1 Bible ; Old Testament ; Criticism, interpretation, etc
K1 God ; Biblical teaching
K1 HISTORY / Ancient / General ; bisacsh
K1 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication ; bisacsh
K1 HISTORY / Ancient / General
K1 LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Communication