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Can I read God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament) on EtoBox?

God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament) by Mark S. Smith is a religious work available to read on EtoBox.

What is God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament) about?

Mark S. Smith charts the many cases of deities recognized across cultures in the Late Bronze Age, Ancient Israel and early Judaism and the New Testament. This cross-cultural recognition took place in identifications or equations of deities of different cultures (for example, in lists of deities), and in representations of different deities of various cultures acting together (e.g., deities of different cultures serving as guarantors of and witnesses to international treaties). The context of 'tr

Who reads God in Translation: Deities in Cross-Cultural Discourse in the Biblical World (Forschungen Zum Alten Testament)?

It is typically read by readers engaging with religious study and devotional practice.

Common subject areas: religion, theology.

Author
Mark S. Smith
Publisher
Mohr Siebeck GmbH & Co. KG
Published
2011
Language
EN
ISBN
9783161495434
Category
religious
Subjects
Philosophy, History, Christian
Updated
2026-03-25

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