Desiring Divinity (Oxford UP, 2016)

by Dr. David Litwa

https://www.amazon.com/Desiring-Divinity-Self-deification-Christian-Mythmaking/dp/0190467169/ref

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Self-deification in Early Jewish and Christian Mythmaking

  • Sustained, critical (and non-moralizing) attention to a neglected yet contested topic
  • Rigorous analysis between figures not often compared (e.g., Jesus and Simon of Samaria)
  • In-depth comparison of a variety of texts from the Hebrew Bible, New Testament, Apocrypha and Gnostic literature
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One comment on “Desiring Divinity (Oxford UP, 2016)”

  1. » I Am God & So Can You [Realize Your Divinity By Reading This Post] says:
    November 23, 2016 at 2:07 pm

    […] his new book Desiring Divinity Self-deification in Early Jewish and Christian Mythmaking Dr Litwa gets into the complicated relationship with human-gods these religions and their societies […]

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