God
a biography
Miles, Jack
1942-
creator
text
bibliography
nyu
New York
Vintage Books
1995
1st ed.
monographic
eng
x, 446 p. ; 25 cm.
Can God's life be written? --
Creator : Genesis 1-3 --
Destroyer : Genesis 4-11 --
Creator/destroyer : Genesis 12-25:11 --
Friend of the family : Genesis 25:12-50:18 --
What makes God godlike? --
Liberator : Exodus 1:1-15:21 --
Lawgiver : Exodus 15:22-40:38 --
Liege : Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy --
Conqueror : Joshua, Judges --
Father : Samuel --
Arbiter : Kings --
Does God fail? --
Executioner : Isaiah 1-39 --
Holy one : Isaiah 40-66 --
Does God love? --
Wife : Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi --
Counselor : Psalms --
Guarantor : Proverbs --
Fiend : Job --
Sleeper : Song of Songs --
Bystander : Ruth --
Recluse : Lamentations --
Puzzle : Ecclesiastes --
Absence : Esther --
Ancient of Days : Daniel --
Scroll : Ezra and Nehemiah --
Perpetual round : Chronicles --
Does God lose interest?
Jack Miles.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-431) and index.
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Bible as literature
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