Master's Thesis Online

[maklelan]

For anyone interested, my second master's thesis, "'You Will Be Like the Gods': The Conceptualization of Deity in the Hebrew Bible in Cognitive Perspective," is now available online here. Below is a brief abstract:

 

This thesis has two primary goals: (1) to analyze the contours and extent of the generic category of deity in the Hebrew Bible, and (2) to propose a semantic base for the term. It begins with a  description of the fields associated with cognitive theory, and particularly cognitive linguistics. Chapter 2 examines the cognitive origins of notions of deity and discusses how this heritage is reflected within the biblical texts. The third chapter examines the conceptualization of Israel’s prototypical deity, YHWH, beginning from the earliest divine profiles detectable within the text. In Chapter 4 the discussion returns to the generic notion of deity, highlighting references within the biblical text to deities other than YHWH. The conclusion synthesizes the different sections of the thesis, sketching the origins and development of the Hebrew Bible’s representation of both prototypical and non-prototypical notions of deity. Implications for further research are then briefly discussed. 

 

[theplains]

 

For anyone interested, my second master's thesis, "'You Will Be Like the Gods': The Conceptualization of Deity in the Hebrew Bible in Cognitive Perspective," is now available online here. Below is a brief abstract:. 

 

 

Thanks.

 

Was there a reason why you omitted a reference to Adam and Eve being like God after

they ate from the forbidden tree?

 

Jim

[maklelan]

Thanks.

 

Was there a reason why you omitted a reference to Adam and Eve being like God after

they ate from the forbidden tree?

 

Jim

 

You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it.

 

I did mention Gen 3:22 in a couple footnotes, but the divinization of Adam and Eve wasn't really my focus. I spent most of the time discussing entities explicitly referred to as gods.

[Robert F. Smith]

 

For anyone interested, my second master's thesis, "'You Will Be Like the Gods': The Conceptualization of Deity in the Hebrew Bible in Cognitive Perspective," is now available online here. Below is a brief abstract:

 

This thesis has two primary goals: (1) to analyze the contours and extent of the generic category of deity in the Hebrew Bible, and (2) to propose a semantic base for the term. It begins with a  description of the fields associated with cognitive theory, and particularly cognitive linguistics. Chapter 2 examines the cognitive origins of notions of deity and discusses how this heritage is reflected within the biblical texts. The third chapter examines the conceptualization of Israel’s prototypical deity, YHWH, beginning from the earliest divine profiles detectable within the text. In Chapter 4 the discussion returns to the generic notion of deity, highlighting references within the biblical text to deities other than YHWH. The conclusion synthesizes the different sections of the thesis, sketching the origins and development of the Hebrew Bible’s representation of both prototypical and non-prototypical notions of deity. Implications for further research are then briefly discussed. 

 

Have you or any of your teachers thought about publication with a scholarly series?  Any feelers?

[maklelan]

Have you or any of your teachers thought about publication with a scholarly series?  Any feelers?

 

It's crossed my mind, but I haven't taken any steps to do anything about it. 

[escott3564]

Congratulations, Mak!!!!

 

:clapping:

[maklelan]

Congratulations, Mak!!!!

 

:clapping:

 

Thanks!

[Anijen]

Excellent work as always, thanks.