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The Origins of Biblical Monotheism

Mark S. Smith · 2001

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One of the leading scholars of ancient West Semitic religion discusses polytheism vs. monotheism by covering the fluidity of those categories in the ancient Near East. He argues that Israel's social history is key to the development of monotheism.

First sentence: What do Ugaritic texts and iconography tell us about the representation of divinity?

Book details

Year
2001
Language
English
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Editions
2
Pages
344
ISBN
9780195134803

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