Desiring divinity : self-deification in early Jewish and Christian mythmaking
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Perhaps no declaration incites more outrage than a human's claim to be God. Those who make this claim in ancient Jewish and Christian mythology are typically either demonized or deified. This work examines this topic. Abstract: Perhaps no declaration incites more outrage than a human's claim to be God. Those who make this claim in ancient Jewish and Christian mythology are typically either demonized or deified. This work examines this topic
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