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The Early History of God

Mark S Smith
In this remarkable, acclaimed history of the development of monotheism, Mark S. Smith explains how Israel's religion evolved from a cult of Yahweh as a primary deity among many to a fully defined monotheistic faith with Yahweh as sole god. Repudiating the traditional view that Israel was fundamentally different in culture and religion from its Canaanite neighbors, this provocative book argues that Israelite religion developed, at least in part, from the religion of Canaan. Drawing on epigraphic and archaeological sources, Smith cogently demonstrates that Israelite religion was not an outright rejection of foreign, pagan gods but, rather, was the result of the progressive establishment of a distinctly separate Israelite identity. This thoroughly revised second edition of "The Early History of God includes a substantial new preface by the author and a foreword by Patrick D. Miller.
Autor: Smith, Mark S
EAN: 9780802839725
Auflage: 002
Sprache: Englisch
Seitenzahl: 289
Produktart: kartoniert, broschiert
Verlag: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Veröffentlichungsdatum: 03.08.2002
Untertitel: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel
Schlagworte: Religion - Church History
Größe: 20 × 161 × 234
Gewicht: 435 g