Jesus and Yahweh: The Names Divine

harold bloom

A provocative character study of the historical Jesus and Yahweh is presented from the perspective of a literary critic, citing inconsistencies and logical flaws throughout the gospels while arguing that the Hebrew Bible and Christian Old Testament are incompatible texts that reflect differing political and religious purposes. By the author of The Anxiety of Influence. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.

Genres religionnonfictionchristianitytheologycriticismliterary criticismhistoryjudaismbiblicalspirituality

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2005

This edition

Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Published: March 6, 2007 by Riverhead Trade
ISBN: 9781594482212
ASIN: 1594482217
Language: English

About the author

harold bloom

Harold Bloom was an American literary critic and the Sterling Professor of Humanities at Yale University. In 2017, Bloom was called "probably the most famous literary critic in the English-speaking world." After publishing his first book in 1959, Bloom wrote more than 50 books, including over 40 books of literary criticism, several books discussing religion, and one novel. He edited hundreds of anthologies concerning numerous literary and philosophical figures for the Chelsea House publishing firm. Bloom's books have been translated into more than 40 languages. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1995.
Bloom was a defender of the traditional Western canon at a time when literature departments were focusing on what he derided as the "school of resentment" (multiculturalists, feminists, Marxists, and others). He was educated at Yale University, the University of Cambridge, and Cornell University.