Divine Embodiment: Biblical Portrayals and Beyond

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This course will explore the various ways in which biblical texts depict divine embodiment. It will address topics such as theophanies, divine images (or 'idols'), divine anthropomorphism,monotheism, and christological conceptions. The course will primarily address portrayals of the divine within the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament and New Testament, but it will also look at the wider historical context and reception history of these portrayals.