The Early History of God Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel

Author: Hagendorf, Col

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Foreword by Patrick D. Miller

In this remarkable, acclaimed history of the development of monotheism, Mark S. Smith explains how Israel's religion evolved from a cult of Yahweh as a primary deity among many to a fully defined monotheistic faith with Yahweh as sole god. Repudiating the traditional view that Israel was fundamentally different in culture and religion from its Canaanite neighbors, this provocative book argues that Israelite religion developed, at least in part, from the religion of Canaan. Drawing on epigraphic and archaeological sources, Smith cogently demonstrates that Israelite religion was not an outright rejection of foreign, pagan gods but, rather, was the result of the progressive establishment of a distinctly separate Israelite identity. This thoroughly revised second edition ofThe Early History of God includes a substantial new preface by the author and a foreword by Patrick D. Miller.

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Publisher Name	William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Author Name	Hagendorf, Col
Format	Audio
Bisac Subject Major	REL
Language	NG
Isbn 10	080283972X
Isbn 13	9780802839725
Target Age Group	min:NA, max:NA
Series	000002486
Dimensions	00.92" H x 20.06" L x 34.00" W
Page Count	289

Author Details

Mark S. Smith is Helena Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary. His other books include The Memoirs of God: History, Memory, and the Experience of the Divine and Where the Gods Are: Spatial Dimensions of Anthropomorphism in the Biblical World.

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