Title: The Origins of Biblical Monotheism
Subtitle: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts
First published: July 13, 2001
Description: 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.
Subjects: Bible, Ugaritic literature, God, Monotheism, Biblical teaching, Semitic Gods, Relation to the Old Testament, History of doctrines, Criticism, interpretation, Theology, Polytheism, God (Judaism), Bible, criticism, interpretation, etc., o. t., God, biblical teaching, Critique, interprétation, Dieu, Enseignement biblique, Littérature ougaritique, Relation avec l'Ancien Testament, Dieux sémitiques, Polythéisme, Monothéisme, Histoire des doctrines, Dieu (Judaïsme), RELIGION, Judaism, Oude Testament, Monotheïsme
Places: Palestine