The Incarnation of God

The Character of Divinity in Formative Judaism

By Jacob Neusner

Subjects: Religion, Jewish Religious Studies, Jewish Studies, Theology
Imprint: Distribution Partners
Paperback : 9781586841096, 295 pages, January 2001

Examines the notion of divine incarnations as a central element of the portrait of God that came into focus through the Judaism of the dual Torah.

Description

Advancing his monumental study of formative Judaism further, Jacob Neusner examines the notion of divine incarnations as a central element of the portrait of God that came into focus through the Judaism of the dual Torah. In dealing with his concept—which is obviously critical for Christian theology also—Neusner shows how God was described in allusions and narratives as corporeal, exhibiting traits of emotions like those of human beings, and doing deeds that women and men do.

The author, Jacob Neusner, is Research Professor of Religion and Theology at Bard College. Dr. Neusner has published more than seven-hundred-fifty books and holds twenty honorary degrees and academic medals from academic institutions worldwide.