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Salvation --- Deification (Christianity) --- Biblical teaching --- Bible --- Theology --- 234 --- 227.08 --- 233.122 --- 233.122 Bovennatuurlijke roeping van de mens. Deïficatie --- Bovennatuurlijke roeping van de mens. Deïficatie --- 227.08 Paulinische theologie --- Paulinische theologie --- Soteriologie. Heilsleer. Genade. Geloof --- Salvation - Biblical teaching

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There is not just a desire but a profound human need for enhancement - the irrepressible yearning to become better than ourselves. Today, enhancement is often conceived of in terms of biotechnical intervention: genetic modification, prostheses, implants, drug therapy - even mind uploading. The theme of this book is an ancient form of enhancement: a physical upgrade that involves ethical practices of self-realization. It has been called 'angelification' - a transformation by which people become angels. The parallel process is 'daimonification', or becoming daimones. Ranging in time from Hesiod and Empedocles through Plato and Origen to Plotinus and Christian gnostics, this book explores not only how these two forms of posthuman transformation are related, but also how they connect and chasten modern visions of transhumanist enhancement which generally lack a robust account of moral improvement.

Transmigration --- Self-realization. --- Demonology. --- Angels. --- Philosophy, Ancient. --- Ancient philosophy --- Greek philosophy --- Philosophy, Greek --- Philosophy, Roman --- Roman philosophy --- Angelology --- Cherubim --- Cherubs (Spirits) --- Divine messengers --- Seraphim --- Spirits --- Demonology --- Demonology, Christian --- Demons --- Evil spirits --- Spiritual warfare --- Fulfillment (Ethics) --- Self-fulfillment --- Ethics --- Success --- Satisfaction --- Metempsychosis --- Animism --- Pre-existence --- Soul --- Theosophy --- Reincarnation --- Moral and ethical aspects.

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A compelling comparison of the gospels and Greco-Roman mythology which shows that the gospels were not perceived as myths, but as historical records Did the early Christians believe their myths? Like most ancient-and modern-people, early Christians made efforts to present their myths in the most believable ways. In this eye-opening work, M. David Litwa explores how and why what later became the four canonical gospels take on a historical cast that remains vitally important for many Christians today. Offering an in-depth comparison with other Greco-Roman stories that have been shaped to seem like history, Litwa shows how the evangelists responded to the pressures of Greco-Roman literary culture by using well-known historiographical tropes such as the mention of famous rulers and kings, geographical notices, the introduction of eyewitnesses, vivid presentation, alternative reports, and so on. In this way, the evangelists deliberately shaped myths about Jesus into historical discourse to maximize their believability for ancient audiences.

Jesus Christus --- Bible. --- Historiography.

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Apotheosis --- Judaism --- Deification (Christianity) --- God --- Doctrines

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"This book examines the origins of the evil creator idea chiefly in light of early Christian biblical interpretation. It is divided into two parts. In Part I, the focus is on Gnostic Christian interpretation. First, ancient Egyptian assimilation of the Jewish god to the evil deity Seth-Typhon is studied to understand its reapplication by alternative (Sethian, "Ophite" and "gnostic") Christians to the Judeo-catholic creator. Second, an alternative Christian reception of John 8:44 (understood to refer to the devil's father) is shown to implicate the Judeo-catholic creator in murdering Christ. Part II focuses on Marcionite Christian biblical interpretations. It begins with Marcionite interpretations of the creator's character in the Old Testament (chap 3), analyzes the reception of 2 Corinthians 4:4 (in which "the god of this world" blinds people, chap 4), examines Christ's so-called destruction of the Law (Eph 2:15) and the Lawgiver (chaps 5-6), and shows how Christ finally succumbs to the curse of the Law (Gal 3:13) inflicted by the creator (chap 7). A concluding chapter sums up the findings and shows how still today readers of the Bible conclude that the creator is evil"--

God (Christianity) --- Good and evil --- Gnosticism --- History of doctrines --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- Marcion --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc.