01590nam a2200313 a 450000500170000000800200001702000180003704100080005508200120006308200130007510000210008810000110010924500290012024500510014924500180020025000090021826000100022726000430023726000090028030000110028930000280030049000330032852007430036165000230110465000280112765000440115565000110119985600660121020260119071503.02024-09-30 11:45:12  a9780802839725  aeng  a291.211  bS642-M35  aSmith,   Mark S.  eAuthor  aThe Early History of God  bYahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel  cMark S. Smith  a2 nd  aU.S.A  bWilliam B. Eerdmans Publishing Company  c2002  a243tr.  bPaperback, Illustration  aThe Biblical Resource Series  aIn 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.  aGod (Christianity)  aBible. -- Old Testament  aBible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc  aIsrael4 uhttps://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15496/13.jpgyCover Image