Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/YHWH aleim, YHWH's Council of Elohim
Perhaps userfy this for Martha and let her work on it a bit. It reads as original research, but there are some scholarly sources, apparently, which argue for there having been polytheism in the early days of Israel, when "the host of heaven" included other gods beside Yahweh/Jehovah, with Old Testament scribes reworking early texts to make Yahweh the only god and the others mere angels or messengers. I have heard this idea from the pulpit of mainline protestant churches. There could well be an article Polytheism in early Israel with scholarly sources supporting and arguing (vehemently) against the thesis.  The one source cited in the article http://www.thedivinecouncil.com/HIPHILDeut32%20Psa82%20article.pdf supports the thesis that Yahweh was not the lone god in the early old testament history of Israel. It does not sayy where or if it was published, but the CV of the author, Michael Heiser, http://www.thedivinecouncil.com/MHeiserCV.pdf says he has a chapter called the "Divine Council" coming out in a peer reviewed dictionary of religion by Intravarsity Press this year, which will provide a reliable source. I do not feel that the present title or even the present main topic of the article really rise far enough above original research. The creator (of the article, that is) says it is under construction, and cites several works she says can contribute to it. Getting it up to standards in the 5 days typically allowed for AFD debates is a tall order, which is why I suggest userfying and coming back with an improved article, such as Polytheism in early Israel. so that Martha can try and turn this into an acceptable article. The one ref seems to have been written by someone with a Ph.D., but it does not state at the website http://www.thedivinecouncil.com/HIPHILDeut32%20Psa82%20article.pdf that it was published anywhere. Without that, it does not qiualify as a  reliable source. The scholarly works it cites do appear to be reliable sources, and a clever enough theologian with access to those sources could probably write an acceptable article
— User:Edison, 23:10, 4 July 2008 (UTC)
Stance: delete
Cited policy: WP:RS (Wikipedia:Reliable sources)