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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... says regarding other gods in the Bible , " The primitive 3. " Ancient interpreters ( LXX , Josephus ) went to great ... say , " The nature of the great wrath that saved the day for Moab is left open for readers to interpret on their own ...
... says this about the tendency of many to avoid the implications of this text : " The obscurity stems from a curiously persistent reluctance to accept what the text says " ( 1990 , 191 ) . 6. Long ( 1997 , 225 ) cites Sanda , who suggests ...
... say , to transfer the anger from the people of Moab to the Israelites . Both the Mesha inscription and 2 Kings 3 speak of wrath . Probably in 2 Kings 3 ( as in the inscription without question ) it is the wrath of Chemosh . The Moabite ...
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Cuprins
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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 |