The birth of monotheism
Subtitle: the rise and disappearance of Yahwism
By: André Lemaire.
Publisher: Biblical Archaeology Society
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781880317990
Subjects: Bible. -- O.T. -- History of Biblical events; Bible. -- O.T. -- Theology; Monotheism -- History of doctrines; God (Judaism) -- History of doctrines; God -- Biblical teaching; Middle East -- Religion
Work titles: Naissance du monothéisme.
Description: "In this groundbreaking book accessible to laypeople and scholars alike André Lemaire, a world-renowned expert on the ancient world, explores the development of perhaps the most important idea in the history of humankind: the concept of a single, universal God. Lemaire traces this key idea from its precursor the religion of ancient Israel, which worshiped a single God but accepted the idea that other nations would have gods of their own to worship to the development of classic, universal monotheism during the crisis of the Babylonian Exile and after"--Amazon.com.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.  )
Table of contents: title: Before YHWH; title: The Origins of Yahwism; title: Early Yahwism in Israel's central hill country; title: The God of Israel; title: Yahwism of the First Temple Period: monotheism or monolatry?; title: The divided kingdom and the resurgence of Baalism; title: YHWH and his Asherah?: did the God of Israel have a consort?; title: Yahwism and aniconism; title: The rise of the prophets; title: The religious reforms of the Judahite King Hezekiah; title: Astral worship and the religious reforms of king Josiah; title: The religious crisis of exile; title: The emergence of universal monotheism; title: Israelite religion in the Persian Empire: YHWH as God of heaven?; title: The Temple, the synagogue and Absolute aniconism; title: The disappearance of YHWH; title: Tetragrammaton YHWH.