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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... King above all gods [elohim ] . ( Ps . 95 : 3 ) Some of these writers regard other 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 ...
... king of Moab tried , but rather the last . Having seen the blood - red pools picking up the sunlight in the Israelite camp , he attacked , hoping to find the conquering armies in disarray , fighting each other . He was driven back by ...
... Kings regards child sacrifice as the epitome of evil . In another biblical account , Lot was willing to give up his ... king of Moab carried out his sacrifice , while Abra- ham did not . However , this was not for lack of intention on ...
... Kings 3. As a result of Mesha's sacri- fice , " great wrath " came upon the Israelites and they fled . For many years I have wondered at such biblical passages that portray Yahweh in heavy competition , as one who meets stiff opposition ...
... Kings seeks to establish the reliabil- ity of Yahweh's word , that Yahweh's word will always come to pass . Here it does ... king of Israel . Jehoram's mother , Jezebel , was a Phoenician princess who dedicated her efforts to instituting ...
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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 |