North Landesman's Reviews > God: An Anatomy

"The huge throne seats a diety so large his 'lower extremities' cram the santuary. Most anchient and modern translators assume it is god's robe that swamps the space. But Isaiah makes no mention of a robe."

Stavrakopoulou's book argued that most of how both Jewish and Christian society percieves god is wrong based on the writing in the bible. She useds scripture and evidence of similar gods in the area and historical record to argue god was an incredibly large, well-endowed, beautiful man with black hair, a neatly kept beard, and blood-red skin. He had a wife, Asherah. He had a father, El. He had sex with Eve and the land of Isreal. Until he gets aged in Daniel, Yahweh is a young hot-head with a tangible body. He wrestles with Jacob. He hangs out and chats with Moses.

A strange, fun book I suggest reading for anyone who wants to re-examine religion.