gabe. reviewed Jesus and Yahweh : The Names Divine by Harold Bloom
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4 stars
This is a really well written, critical look at both Jesus Christ and Yahweh, the two main characters of modern day Christianity and Judaism respectively. [author: Harold Bloom] makes an excellent case showing how the "Father in Heaven" as depicted by modern day Christians bears little resemblance to the Yahweh of the Tanakh. I'm not sure either Jews, Christians, or Muslims will like what he has to say, but he definitely takes a very critical look at how we have come to understand these characters, and where this understanding has come from. I constantly found myself disagreeing with him on a dogmatic level, which slowly turned into agreement as I opened up to my own preconceived notions.
I don't want to make it sound like [author: Harold Boom] is a staunch supporter of Judaism while only critical of Christianity, he is not. He identifies w/Judaism only in that he was …
This is a really well written, critical look at both Jesus Christ and Yahweh, the two main characters of modern day Christianity and Judaism respectively. [author: Harold Bloom] makes an excellent case showing how the "Father in Heaven" as depicted by modern day Christians bears little resemblance to the Yahweh of the Tanakh. I'm not sure either Jews, Christians, or Muslims will like what he has to say, but he definitely takes a very critical look at how we have come to understand these characters, and where this understanding has come from. I constantly found myself disagreeing with him on a dogmatic level, which slowly turned into agreement as I opened up to my own preconceived notions.
I don't want to make it sound like [author: Harold Boom] is a staunch supporter of Judaism while only critical of Christianity, he is not. He identifies w/Judaism only in that he was born and raised Jewish, and has a very objective voice, and is critical of much of the aspects of both of these traditions.
While at times hard to follow, if you are a student of religious traditions, you will most likely get quite a bit from this book and I can easily recommend it.