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Twilight of the Gods: Polytheism in the Hebrew Bible
David Penchansky
Twilight of the Gods: Polytheism in the Hebrew Bible
David Penchansky
Since the middle of the twentieth century, one of biblical scholarship's chief assumptions has been that ancient Israel evolved out of the polytheism of surrounding cultures into an ethical monotheism. However, this consensus has fallen apart in recent years. Scholars now know that early Israel was surrounded by a very polytheistic culture and...
280 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 12, 2005 |
ISBN13 | 9780664228859 |
Publishers | Westminster/John Knox Press,U.S. |
Pages | 120 |
Dimensions | 171 × 234 × 7 mm · 208 g |
Language | English |
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