Israel Bible Podcast

Does God Have a Body?

Aug 11, 2023

25:03

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel

1min

The Importance of Maimonides in Jewish Thought

5min

The Importance of Understanding the Ancient Israelites' Language

4min

The Importance of Genesis One

2min

The Different Types of Deities in Mesopotamia

2min

The Meaning of Beit Dale in the Bible

2min

Jacob's Máchséva

7min

Dr. Benjamin Sommer and Dr. Yeshaya Gruber to discuss God's Bodies in the Bible. Is it controversial to claim that God has a body? Are ancient Near Eastern conceptions of deities reflected or refuted in the Hebrew Bible? These questions lead us into a conversation about God's presence.

Watch the whole Round Table Talk with Dr. Sommer called God's Bodies in the Bible
Explore the book The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel.
Take Dr. Gruber's class Kabbalah and the Bible, Part 1

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