i'm in the process of re-reading the bible, from the beginning (in the hebrew order). i'm trying to pay a little attention to the opinions of the authors about god, and his qualities. it seems pretty obvious that human qualities are projected onto god, by the authors. but more interestingly, god itself seems to evolve alongside it's creation.
for instance, in genesis god wrestles with jacob in the desert, and changes his name to israel. the two have a physical fight, and god wins by hitting jacob in the leg. but later in exodus, god says to moses that no one can see his face and live. moses is even instructed that on certain days people can't go anywhere near mt horeb, or else they'll die.
now, i don't have any formal thoughts on this, no real analysis. i haven't checked to see which passages are j sourced, p, or e. but i would argue that the age of the text somehow correlates to the omnipotence and personal-ness of god. the older the text, the more personal and less powerful. gen 2 is older than gen 1, for instance.
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