The Early History of God

The Early History of God

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Author: Smith, Mark S.
Publisher: Wm B Eerdmans
ISBN: 9780802839725
Format: Paperback
Page Count: 289
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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 neighbours, 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 in The Early History of God, 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 of The Early History of God includes a substantial new preface by the author and a foreword by Patrick D. Miller.

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