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By Ellie Cawthorne\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Francesca Stavrakopoulou, author of the Wolfson History Prize<\/a> shortlisted book God: An Anatomy<\/em>, discusses what ancient biblical texts tell us about the body of God. Speaking to Ellie Cawthorne, she traces the origins of God back to an ancient deity called Yahweh, and talks about the challenges of working on religious history.<\/p>\n

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