Twilight of the Gods: Polytheism in the Hebrew BibleWestminster John Knox Press, 1 ian. 2005 - 108 pagini Since the middle of the twentieth century, one of biblical scholarship's chief assumptions has been that ancient Israel evolved out of the polytheism of surrounding cultures into an ethical monotheism. However, this consensus has fallen apart in recent years. Scholars now know that early Israel was surrounded by a very polytheistic culture and that many Israelites thought of Yahweh as the chief God among many gods. Furthermore, archaeology has shown that Yahweh was worshiped along with other gods throughout the period after the exile, when many shrines were in honor of "Yahweh and his Asherah." David Penchansky's Twilight of the Gods is the first accessible book that shows a historical Israel where polytheism and monotheism existed simultaneously in great conflict. He provides a historical introduction, followed by close readings of key Old Testament passages, where he demonstrates how to interpret difficult biblical texts that depict other gods or claim Yahweh is the only God within this new understanding of Israelite religion. |
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... Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. and are used by permission . Scripture quotations from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible are copyright © 1946 , 1952 , 1971 , and 1973 by the ...
... Christian tra- dition's Holy Trinity , notions of monotheism among the people of the book have been less than strict , and always a bit troubled . Polytheism , in many and varying forms , seems to revisit ancient Israelite texts as a ...
... Christianity , the faithful recite the Nicene Creed in many Christian churches : We believe in one God , the Father Almighty , maker of heaven and earth . And Muslims declare , There is no God but Allah , and Muhammad is his messenger ...
... ontologically ' is that scholars tend to employ distinctions and assump- tions formed by Christian theological / philosophical tradition " ( 21 ) . Israelite belief . We must acknowledge that there are varieties Introduction xi.
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Miqreh Happenstance in Ancient Israel | 13 |
Benê Elōbîm The Divine Council | 23 |
The Dissolution of the Divine Council | 33 |
AntiIdol Polemic An Attack on the Gods of Israel | 41 |
The Goddesses of Ancient Israel | 49 |
Lady Zion The Beautiful Goddess | 67 |
Asherah and Archaeology | 75 |
Conclusion | 91 |
Index of Scripture | 101 |