01689nam a2200349 a 4500 20260119071503.0 2024-09-30 11:45:12 9780802839725 eng 291.211 S642-M35 Smith, Mark S. Author The Early History of God Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel Mark S. Smith 2 nd U.S.A William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company 2002 243tr. Paperback, Illustration The Biblical Resource Series 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. God (Christianity) Bible. -- Old Testament Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Israel https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15496/13.jpg Cover Image Huỳnh Thị Ngọc Bích 231010 TKH 15347 15347 0 0 0 0 TVCD TVCD 2026-01-20 0.00 0 TVCD-15347 0.00 BK