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The Invention of God /

Who invented God? When, why, and where? Thomas Römer seeks to answer these enigmatic questions about the deity of the great monotheisms-Yhwh, God, or Allah-by tracing Israelite beliefs and their context from the Bronze Age to the end of the Old Testament period in the third century BCE, in a masterp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Römer, Thomas (Autor)
Otros Autores: Geuss, Raymond (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2015]
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Translator's Note
  • System of Hebrew Transcription
  • Introduction
  • 1. The God of Israel and His Name
  • 2. The Geographic Origin of Yhwh
  • 3. Moses and the Midianites
  • 4. How Did Yhwh Become the God of Israel?
  • 5. The Entrance of Yhwh into Jerusalem
  • 6. The Cult of Yhwh in Israel
  • 7. The Cult of Yhwh in Judah
  • 8. The Statue of Yhwh in Judah
  • 9. Yhwh and His Asherah
  • 10. The Fall of Samaria and the Rise of Judah
  • 11. The Reform of Josiah
  • 12. From One God to the Only God
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Index