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Miles, Jack, 1942-

God : a biography / Jack Miles. - 1st ed. - New York : Vintage Books 1995. - x, 446 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-431) and index.

Can God's life be written? --
Creator : Genesis 1-3 --
Destroyer : Genesis 4-11 --
Creator/destroyer : Genesis 12-25:11 --
Friend of the family : Genesis 25:12-50:18 --
What makes God godlike? --
Liberator : Exodus 1:1-15:21 --
Lawgiver : Exodus 15:22-40:38 --
Liege : Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy --
Conqueror : Joshua, Judges --
Father : Samuel --
Arbiter : Kings --
Does God fail? --
Executioner : Isaiah 1-39 --
Holy one : Isaiah 40-66 --
Does God love? --
Wife : Haggai, Zechariah, Malachi --
Counselor : Psalms --
Guarantor : Proverbs --
Fiend : Job --
Sleeper : Song of Songs --
Bystander : Ruth --
Recluse : Lamentations --
Puzzle : Ecclesiastes --
Absence : Esther --
Ancient of Days : Daniel --
Scroll : Ezra and Nehemiah --
Perpetual round : Chronicles --
Does God lose interest?

ISBN: 0679418334

LCCN: 94030153

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
God--Biblical teaching.
Bible as literature.

LC Class. No.: BS 1192.6 / .M6 1995

Dewey Class. No.: 231