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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... Lord , among the gods [ Hebrew , ' êlohim ] ? I Who is like you , majestic in holiness ? ( Exod . 15:11 ) You shall have no other gods before me . ( Exod . 20 : 3 ) When the Most High [ elyon ] apportioned the nations , / when he ...
... Lord is a great God [ el ] , / and a great King above all gods [elohim ] . ( Ps . 95 : 3 ) Some of these writers ... LORD is our God , the Lord alone . ( Deut . 6 : 4 ) In Christianity , the faithful recite the Nicene Creed in many ...
... LORD , for he will also hand Moab over to you . You shall conquer every fortified city " ( 2 Kgs . 3 : 18-19 ) . This victory probably would have taken place had Mesha , in extremis , not slaughtered his son . So Elisha , mighty prophet ...
... Lord " Jezebel , the queen mother , was still alive , and one could only imagine how she might have reacted when Jehoram , her son , removed the pillar of Baal that his father , Ahab , had made ( 2 Kgs . 3 : 2 ) . According to the ...
... Lord all his days " ( 2 Kgs . 12 : 2 ) . But because it was Jeho- ram , son of Jezebel and Ahab , he could do nothing right . One notes the sense of halfhearted loyalty and bitter disappointment on the part of Jehoram , who tried to ...
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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 |