The Origins Of Biblical Monotheism by Mark Allen Smith
Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts
This book argues that ancient Israelite monotheism did not arise suddenly but developed out of a Canaanite polytheistic environment; by comparing biblical literature with Ugaritic texts and other archaeological evidence, the author traces how Israel’s worship of a national deity evolved from henotheistic and polytheistic practices into exclusive devotion to one God through theological, literary, and cultic reforms over time.
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- 2001
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