You Shall Be As Gods

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by Erich Fromm

A Radical Interpretation of the Old Testament & its Tradition. In this major work from the author of The Same Society & Man for Himself, Erich Fromm explores the evolution of the basic concept of God, Man, History, & Sin & Repentance in the Hebrew Bible & later Jewish writings.

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In this very fact that the messiah is a symbol of a new historical period, and not a savior, lies one decisive difference between the Jewish concept and the one developed by the Christian Church.

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In this very fact that the messiah is a symbol of a new historical period, and not a savior, lies one decisive difference between the Jewish concept and the one developed by the Christian Church.

— Erich Fromm, You Shall Be As Gods