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bristoni74 's review for:
God: An Anatomy
by Francesca Stavrakopoulou
A fascinating read about God's body – the God of the Old Testament and Jewish/Christian's faith and how he became more abstract as religious ideas evolved. The God’s of the ancient world included El, Baal and Marduck who were related to God. God even had a wife and children! He was a God of violence and jealousy and VERY human. The author has structured the book according to body parts starting with the feet and provides stories, myths and historical sites to explain how these body parts evolved into the abstract God of the New Testament and today.
Whilst I liked this book and found it fascinating, and it shows how ridiculous fundamentalists are who believe the bible is the literal world of God! However, while very well-researched it was quite academic in its writing, and I think provided too much detail at times. But the closing statement really struck a core with me – we made God in OUR image!
Whilst I liked this book and found it fascinating, and it shows how ridiculous fundamentalists are who believe the bible is the literal world of God! However, while very well-researched it was quite academic in its writing, and I think provided too much detail at times. But the closing statement really struck a core with me – we made God in OUR image!