Human-ness and God-ness in Biblical and Classical Culture

That One Seems to Me a Little Less than a God

AvBlaženka Scheuer,Ola Wikander

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

Del i serien Coniectanea Biblica

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This volume explores the poetic and philosophical boundaries between humanity and divinity across the Hebrew Bible, Graeco-Roman literature, and early Christian thought. Inspired by Psalm 8 and the verses of Sappho and Catullus, the title evokes the ancient tension between being human and “almost divine.”Essays by leading scholars examine prophetic transmission, divine legitimization of power, asceticism, animal symbolism, and mystical emptiness—tracing how ancient cultures conceptualized the divine-human interface. From Mesopotamian treaties and biblical naming to Latin hymnody and Indian mysticism, the volume traverses cultural and ontological boundaries.Dedicated to Sten Hidal, whose pioneering work bridged Hebrew and Classical traditions, this collection honors his legacy by continuing the inquiry into what it means to be “a little less than a god.”

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2026-06-25
Mått:152 x 229 x 28 mm
Vikt:503 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Coniectanea Biblica
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9798765189177

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Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Blaženka Scheuer is associate professor of Hebrew Bible Studies / Old Testament Exegesis at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies, Lund University, Sweden.Ola Wikander is a Senior Lecturer and Associate Professor of Old Testament Exegesis at the Centre for Theology and Religious Studies at lundf University, Sweden.

Innehållsförteckning

AbbreviationsIntroduction, Ola Wikander Lund University, Sweden and Blaženka Scheuer Lund University, Sweden1. On the Probability of Anonymous Transmission of Prophetic Speech in the Hebrew BibleDavid Davage, ALT School of Theology, Sweden; University of the Free State, South Africa2. Legitimization of Power: Divine Approval and Human Affirmation in Esarhaddon’s Succession Treaty and Deuteronomy 13Jessica Alm, Stockholm School of Theology / University College Stockholm, Sweden3. The Dog of Judah? Zoomorphic Framing of Caleb in Israelite TraditionsBlaženka Scheuer, Lund University, Sweden4. Becoming Like the Virgin God: Jerome on Divinity, Humanity, and AsceticismKatarina Pålsson, Lund University, Sweden5. Coal from the Altar: The Neo-Gallican Hymns – Worthy Worship in Flawless LatinAnders Piltz, Lund University, Sweden6. “Thou Madest Him Almost unto an Indian Mystic” – Emptiness from Death to the Undying – in Qoheleth and Louis-Claude de Saint-MartinOla Wikander, Lund University, SwedenBiblical Sources IndexOther Ancient Sources IndexAbout the Authors