God according to the Bible is characterized not just as Creator, but also as the "Heavenly Father". Although Scripture does not describe God systematically, it does provide a poetic depiction of God and His relationship with people. Some people believe that the Bible should be viewed as humanity's view of God, but theologian Abraham Joshua Heschel described the Biblical God as "anthropopathic", which means that one should read the Bible as God's view of humanity, and not as humanity's view of God.
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