Pounding a Theme Into the Ground

Denise said:

I'm afraid to comment on your deity-body suggestions ... weekend, you know.

Apparently you aren't the only one afraid to comment on this suggestion. The book has a rare 5-star rating and is described with glowing praise such as...

• "Excellent scholarship."
• "by far the most comprehensive and lucid overview available of the Biblical conceptions of God's embodiment"
• "This book is a lucid, elegant and erudite presentation of a series of complex topics"
• "This very original work raises profound questions"
• "The extraordinary thing about this very interesting book is that, while clearly an example of advanced scholarship, it is so readable by the layman"
• "The book is a stunning foray into ancient Israelite religious traditions that produces new insights and raises critically important questions"
• "he remains the consummate analyst, discerning and discriminating in his reading of the ancient sources and the modern scholarship on them"

In addition to mere praise, there is this: the book "received two major honors: the Award for Excellence in the Study of Religion in the Textual Studies category, awarded in 2010 by the American Academy of Religion, and the Jordan Schnitzer Award from the Association for Jewish Studies, for the best book published in the years 2006-2009 in biblical studies, rabbinics, or archaeology."

Each one of the above comments comes from a different source, btw. Even so, in spite of this, with nigh on 100 views, there has not been the faintest glimmer or hint of recognition on the part of this forum that there is anything here worth acknowledging.

Perhaps that is because of this comment?

"This is an excellent choice . . . although it might upset fundamentalists of several religions."

Things that make you go...

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Funny, Denise, as a literalist, I would sorta expect you to fall on the other side of the fence, seeing as there is next to no discussion of YHWH as a mist. Clear metaphor aside (talk of being an eagle lifting up with, or hen covering with, wings), the lion's share of His self-descriptions are body-based. Saying, "I don't see any reason to take the majority of His self-descriptions seriously," doesn't seem to be literalist to me. But I'm all about the prophecy, so what do I know?

I will probably have to get both of those books apart from Logos. That's okay, since I always like to have a hard copy of something to carry with me when I step out in case I find myself with nothing to do. I will need them pretty soon since I'm working on a book about YHWH's hand right now in my other tab and these could have useful insights that apply.

Also funny...how all the discussion about this thread is happening in this one. [:^)]

There is this title that just went into production: 

https://www.logos.com/product/49924/the-a-to-z-guide-to-bible-signs-and-symbols-understanding-their-meaning-and-significance

and a few others that are specifically Biblical or Israelite (see this search):

https://www.logos.com/products/search?q=symbol*

but if you want something more broadly ANE, there is this:

https://www.logos.com/product/46729/symbiosis-symbolism-and-the-power-of-the-past-canaan-ancient-israel-and-their-neighbors-from-the-late-bronze-age-through-roman-palaestina

https://www.logos.com/product/49655/eisenbrauns-studies-on-ancient-religious-symbolism

https://www.logos.com/product/30090/spirit-and-reason-the-embodied-character-of-ezekiels-symbolic-thinking

Hopefully there's something to pique and satisfy your interest. [:)]

David Paul said:

MM, the Easter Sale, the monthly sale for March, and now this, all in just the last week, and in each case money that I would really like to spend stays in my wallet because Logos is dropping the ball.

I"M...TIRED...OF...IT.

Returning to the theme of the OP, there is this gem from the Logos homepage...

When I saved this pic just moments ago, I named it "saleless sale", since there are no sales in this sale. I understand why the grayed-out items have black prices, since I own them already. But the normal everyday black-print prices are what follows these locked & unowned items when you add them to your cart. If I wanted one of these sale items (I do), there is no reason to purchase them, in spite of the promotion that gins you up to do so. One word:

Frustrating.

Yes, just picked it up w/ MM discount. I only wanted the one book.