God: An Anatomy

“In this whole book God is anthropomorphised. Through a close examination of the Bible, Stavrakopoulou writes about the various gods depicted in ancient myths and rituals. They came from a particular time. And they were made in the image of the people who lived then, and they were shaped by their circumstances, and experience of the world. She argues that important people in the Hebrew Bible were not historical figures and that probably very little of the Hebrew Bible is historical fact.” Read more...

The Best History Books: the 2022 Wolfson Prize Shortlist

Carole Hillenbrand, Theologians & Historians of Religion