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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... Divine Council in the Hebrew Bible Chapter 4 : The Dissolution of the Divine Council 23 33 Chapter 5 : Anti - Idol Polemic : An Attack on the Gods of Israel 41 Part 2 : The Goddesses of Ancient Israel Chapter 6 : Hokmah and the Ideology ...
... nations , / when he divided humankind , / he fixed the boundaries of the peoples / accord- ing to the number of the gods [ bene Yisrā'ēl ; " God's children , " " God's sons , " or " divine beings " ] / ix Introduction.
... divine beings as colleagues of Yah- weh . In each nation , a different national god lived in the land , looked after the people's interests , and received their worship . Yahweh , then , was Israel's god . Other biblical texts write of ...
... divine support and intervention for its position ? Did it win out because that is the way the Persian authorities wanted Israelite religion to turn out ? 3 Does the fact that monotheism " won out " mean that we must read the entire ...
... 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 xii Introduction.
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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 |