James Legge 1865:173–5) Having established that Tian was not a deity of the Shang people, Creel (1970:501–6) proposes a hypothesis for how it originated.
James Legge 1865:173–5) Setelah menetapkan bahwa Tian bukanlah dewata dari masyarakat Shang, Creel (1970:501–6) mengajukan sebuah hipotesis darimana ia berasal.