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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... Yahweh Lost a War 3 Chapter 2 : Miqreh : Happenstance in Ancient Israel 13 Chapter 3 : Benê ' Elōbîm : The Divine Council in the Hebrew Bible Chapter 4 : The Dissolution of the Divine Council 23 33 Chapter 5 : Anti - Idol Polemic : An ...
... Yahweh , then , was Israel's god . Other biblical texts write of these gods as rivals for the affec- tion of the Israelites . Some texts regard these other beings as Yahweh's inferiors , his assistants or servants . References to the ...
... Yahweh above other deities . Patrick D. Miller suggests that in ancient Israel strict monotheism pre- vailed over the other theisms : " The understanding and practice of Yah- wism that won out over the long run was adamant on this issue ...
... Yahweh alone party . " 5 Monotheism might be described most simply as the belief in one god . But such a definition does not preclude the belief in the existence of other gods . " You shall have no other gods before me " ( Exod . 20 : 3 ) ...
... 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 . Finally , in chapter 5 , Second ...
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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 |