One god edited by stephen mitchell cambridge university press. The text of athenagoras plea, like that of other greek apologies, is far from satisfactorily preserved. The book of hosea as a source for the last days of the kingdom of israel, bz n. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Until september 2012, he was professor of arabic and islamic studies and the holder of the m. Othmar keels most popular book is gods, goddesses, and images of god in ancient israel. Common notion about hinduism is that there are multiple gods and infact there can be millions of them. Uberlegungen zur fruhgeschichte des christusglaubens. Studienarbeit aus dem jahr 2004 im fachbereich theologie biblische theologie, note.
Georges nicolas tamer holds the chair of oriental philology and islamic studies at the friedrichalexanderuniversity erlangennuremberg. But in reality, there is only one god and rest are not gods but dieties devas or demigods. Joachim gnilkas most popular book is jesus of nazareth. Except for the great monotheisms of judaism, christianity, and islam, the worlds religions are overwhelmingly polytheistic. I regard monotheism as the greatest disaster ever to befall the human race. A scholar of religion, philosophy, and arabic and islamic literature and culture, his.
Journal of economic education 19692015 bibliotheca sacra. Books by othmar keel author of gods, goddesses, and. As a member, youll also get unlimited access to over 79,000 lessons in math, english, science, history, and more. Three of the most wellknown monotheistic religions are judaism, christianity, and islam. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. There is no valid reason to assume, for example, that monotheism is a. Sitchin in one of his books 14 takes the question up, who yahweh may be. Christliche gotteslehre im orient seit dem aufkommen des islams bis zur gegenwart.
Monotheism characterizes the traditions of judaism, christianity, and islam, and elements of the belief are discernible in numerous other religions. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Ancient philosophers had always been fascinated by religion. Books by joachim gnilka author of jesus of nazareth. This is different from polytheism, which is belief in multiple gods. He is visibly trying hard to show that yahweh isnt an anunnaku, but the god of the anunnaki. He is visibly trying hard to show that yahweh isnt an anunnaki, but the god of the anunnaki.
From the first century bc onwards the traditionally hostile attitude of greek and roman philosophy was abandoned in favour of the view that religion was a source of philosophical knowledge. All the manuscripts, of which there are many, go directly or indirectly back to the famous aretas codex paris. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you succeed. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Sofia chair in arabic studies at the ohio state university in columbus, ohio.
This list contains all books and notifications of new books received in the previous month by bmcr. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The word hellenism, which in greek writers stands for greek civilization, has now come to be used with a fourfold meaning. Joachim gnilka has 32 books on goodreads with 71 ratings. His argumentation is, however, not very convincing. Islam christentum vorstellung uber gott dasein, handel etc. Monotheistische religionen glaubenslehren im vergleich. Multiple gods in hinduism, polytheism or monotheism. I see no good in judaism, christianity, or islam good people, yes, but any religion based on a single, well, frenzied and virulent god, is not as useful to the human race as, say, confucianism, which is not a religion but an ethical and educational system. Analyses of the rhetoric of violence in late antiquity until 2012. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Edited by stephen mitchell, university of exeter, peter van nuffelen, universiteit gent, belgium. Cooperation with project a6 kantian and postkantian normativity in intercultural human rights discourse until 2012, conferences. Monotheism and polytheism are often thought of in rather simple termse.