Stuart Lasine

Divine Envy, Jealousy, and Vengefulness in Ancient Israel and Greece

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This is the first in-depth comparative analysis of envy, jealousy, and vengefulness experienced by divine personalities in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Greek texts, and the functions served by attributing negative emotions and traits to one's gods. Suitable for biblical, classical, and literary scholars.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. November 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 493g
• ISBN-13: 9781032261799
• ISBN-10: 103226179X
• Artikelnr.: 64652945

Autorenporträt

Stuart Lasine is Professor Emeritus of Religion at Wichita State University, USA. He is the author of Knowing Kings: Knowledge, Power and Narcissism in the Hebrew Bible; Weighing Hearts: Character, Judgment, and the Ethics of Reading the Bible, and Jonah and the Human Condition.

Inhaltsangabe

1. INTRODUCTION: THEORIES AND METHODS
2. DIVINE ENVY, JEALOUSY, AND VENGEANCE IN ANCIENT ISRAEL AND GREECE
3. YAHWEH AS A JEALOUS AND ENVIOUS GOD
4. JEALOUSY FOR YAHWEH AND DIVINE VENGEANCE
5. DIVINE ENVY AND VENGEANCE IN HOMER AND HERODOTUS' HISTORIES
6. DIVINE ENVY AND VENGEANCE IN GREEK TRAGEDY
7. COMPARING DIVINE VENGEANCE AND ENVY IN HEBREW AND GREEK TEXTS
8. THE FUNCTIONS OF DIVINE IMPERFECTION.

Rezensionen

"This valuable in-depth comparative study is both well written and well researched, and will be of interest to classical, literary and biblical scholars." - Journal for the Study of the Old Testament

"...because of its being a rich source of information and its thought-provoking questions, the volume offers a valid point of departure for those wishing to engage in the study of emotions in ancient literature from a comparative perspective." - The Classical Review