Imaging the Divine: Idolatry and God's Body in the Book of Acts

This article problematises the widespread assumption that the God of early Christianity is an invisible God. This assumption is found in both popular and academic discourse and often appeals to biblical critiques of divine images to make its case. Yet while Hebrew Bible scholars have recently questi...

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Main Author: Wilson, Brittany E. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [2019]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 65, Issue: 3, Pages: 353-370
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B God / Invisibility / Image / Acts of the Apostles / Classical antiquity
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Invisibility
B Idol
B divine embodiment
B Image
B New Testament
B Sight
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