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The Great Shift - Encountering God In Biblical Times

by Ellen Geiger, James L. Kugel
The Great Shift - Encountering God In Biblical Times - Thryft
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Appeal of the book: Revealing the Evolution of God and Belief

Reasons why The Great Shift - Encountering God In Biblical Times could be a good read for you: - This book offers a fascinating exploration of the evolution of belief and religion, providing deep insights into how the nature of God has changed over time. - James L. Kugel, a renowned Bible scholar, presents a summary of his extensive research, engaging readers with thought-provoking questions about the origins of belief and the unique worldview of the modern West. - If you are interested in understanding the historical and cultural context behind biblical times and the development of religious thought, this book will provide you with valuable knowledge and a fresh perspective on the subject.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

The Great Shift - Encountering God In Biblical Times

by Ellen Geiger, James L. Kugel
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ISBN: 9780544520554
Authors: Ellen Geiger, James L. Kugel
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Date of Publication: 2017-09-12
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Religion, Philosophy, History
Related Topics: Theology, History, History
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 152 readers)

Description

A world-renowned scholar brings a lifetime of study to reveal how a pivotal transformation in spiritual experience during the Biblical Era made us who we are todayWhy does the Bible depict a world in which humans, with surprising regularity, encounter the divine—wrestling an angel, addressing a burning bush, issuing forth prophecy without any choice in the matter? These stories spoke very differently to their original audience than they do to us, and they reflect a radically distinct understanding of reality and the human mind. Yet over the course of the thousand-year Biblical Era, encounters with God changed dramatically. As James L. Kugel argues, this transition allows us to glimpse a massive shift in human experience—the emergence of the modern, Western sense of self.In this landmark work, Kugel fuses revelatory close readings of ancient texts with modern scholarship from a range of fields, including neuroscience, anthropology, psychology, and archaeology, to explain the origins of belief, worship, and the sense of self, and the changing nature of God through history. In the tradition of books like The Swerve and The Better Angels of Our Nature,The Great Shift  tells the story of a revolution in human consciousness and the enchantment of everyday life. This book will make believers and seekers think differently not just about the Bible, but about the entire history of the human imagination.
 

Appeal of the book: Revealing the Evolution of God and Belief

Reasons why The Great Shift - Encountering God In Biblical Times could be a good read for you: - This book offers a fascinating exploration of the evolution of belief and religion, providing deep insights into how the nature of God has changed over time. - James L. Kugel, a renowned Bible scholar, presents a summary of his extensive research, engaging readers with thought-provoking questions about the origins of belief and the unique worldview of the modern West. - If you are interested in understanding the historical and cultural context behind biblical times and the development of religious thought, this book will provide you with valuable knowledge and a fresh perspective on the subject.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.