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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... religions each has its own affirmations about the unity and singular- ity of God . Jews proclaim , Hear , O Israel : The LORD is our God , the Lord alone . ( Deut . 6 : 4 ) In Christianity , the faithful recite the Nicene Creed in many ...
... religion to turn out ? 3 Does the fact that monotheism " won out " mean that we must read the entire Bible through this single monotheistic lens ? I want to define monotheism more broadly . I want to include in my def- inition of ...
... 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 . More problematic is the example of Jephthah . He too ...
... religious beliefs of humanity , their leaders , that one can actually know just what God is up to in any given set of ... religion , the eternal human assumption that ' God is on our side . ' In this case God seems to have been on both ...
... religion , but such efforts did not endear him to Yahweh's prophet Elisha , who scorned him . " What have I to do with you ? Go to your father's prophets 9. P. D. Stern suggests that Elisha ( and Yahweh ) had their fingers crossed when ...
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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 |