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The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel (The Biblical Resource Series) Paperback - 2002
by Smith, Mark S
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- Title The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel (The Biblical Resource Series)
- Author Smith, Mark S
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 2nd
- Condition New
- Pages 289
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Eerdmans, Grand Rapids, MI
- Date 2002-08-03
- Features Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # ING9780802839725
- ISBN 9780802839725 / 080283972X
- Weight 0.96 lbs (0.44 kg)
- Dimensions 9.22 x 6.34 x 0.79 in (23.42 x 16.10 x 2.01 cm)
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Themes
- Theometrics: Academic
- Library of Congress subjects God (Judaism) - History of doctrines, God - Biblical teaching
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002024467
- Dewey Decimal Code 291.211
First line
Early Israelite culture cannot be separated easily from the culture of "Canaan."
From the rear cover
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 of "The Early History of God includes a substantial new preface by the author and a foreword by Patrick D. Miller.
