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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... gives significant evidence that the Israelites drew deeply from the well of mythology that they found among the people in whose land they dwelt . I concern myself in this book with a few examples where the Israelite monotheistic ...
... give up his daughters to protect his guests , but no religious sacrifice was intended . The stories of Asa's and Lot's attempts to dispose of their children indicate that those who offer their children as sacrifice are contemptible ...
... give the Moabites into his hand . He claims that Yahweh never actually said that he would do it , merely that he could do it with little effort . That seems a strained interpretation . or to your mother's .... Were it not that I The ...
... give you neither a look nor a glance " ( 2 Kgs . 3:13 , 14 ) . Yahweh did not need any other excuses for his anger against Israel . One may only note the scorched - earth policy of Jehoram as he swept through the Moabite countryside ...
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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 |