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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... Israelite literature reflects beliefs far more var- ied than strict monotheism , the belief that only one God exists and all other gods are delusional . From the time of Genesis ( " Let us make humankind in our image , according to our ...
... Israelite religion to turn out ? 3 Does the fact that monotheism " won out " mean that we must read the entire Bible through this single monotheistic lens ? I want to define monotheism more broadly . I want to include in my def- inition ...
... Israelite monotheistic consensus breaks down . Does the Hebrew Bible ( or at least certain parts of it ) allow for divine forces other than Yahweh ? 5. See also Lang 1986 , 116-25 . Part 1 The Gods of Ancient Israel St trictly speaking ...
... Israelite pantheon , which includes Yahweh . With Chemosh and miqreh ( chapters 1 and 2 ) they com- pete with Yahweh . The divine council ( chapters 3 and 4 ) submits to Yah- weh and does his will , but its members are gods nonetheless ...
... Israelite camp , he attacked , hoping to find the conquering armies in disarray , fighting each other . He was driven back by the intact alliance , the pools being only water in a trick of the sun . Then when his capital city fell under ...
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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 |