Anthropomorphic refers to the practice of describing non-human entities, such as gods, animals, objects, or abstract forces, using human characteristics. These traits can include physical form, emotions, reasoning, speech, or social behavior, and in literary and religious texts, anthropomorphic language allows complex or unseen realities to be communicated in familiar human terms. This does not always imply that the beings are literally human but reflects how human experience is used as a framework for explanation. Anthropomorphic description functions as a tool for making the non-human understandable by translating it into recognizable human categories.
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- Kugel, James L., A Walk through Jubilees: Studies in the Book of Jubilees and the World of Its Creation
- Marsh, Allen Bythel, How ובּש ׁAND םַחָנ Contribute to Understanding the Meaning of Jeremiah 4:28, 15:6-7, 18:7-10 and 26:3, 13 and 19
- Meiser, Martin, The Septuagint and Its Reception: Collected Essays
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