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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... force them down , return disguised . Although Israel officially believed in only one God , polytheistic texts come back in the Hebrew Bible like undigested lumps in the monotheistic soup . Notice the following examples : Who is like you ...
... 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.
... force . The Israelites carefully distinguished miqreb from the realm of the gods . But the others , Chemosh and the members of the divine council , all fit into the category " gods . " They exist as part of the Israelite pantheon ...
... force attacks your [ city ] gates , An aggressor , your walls ; You shall lift up your eyes to Baal [ and pray ] : " O Baal : Drive away the [ enemy ] force from our gates , The aggressor from our walls . ... A firstborn , Baal , we ...
... force ] from your gates , The aggressor from your walls.2 ( Margalit 1986 , 62 ) If there was ever a time for such a dramatic gesture , this was it . Mesha ascended the walls of the city and offered his son as a sacrifice to the Moabite ...
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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 |