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==Contents==
==Contents==


pt. I. The structures of divinity. Anthropomorphic deities and divine monsters -- The divine council -- The divine family -- Pluralities, pairings, and other divine relations -- pt. II. Characteristics of divinity. The traits of deities -- The life and death of Baal -- pt. III. The origins of monotheism in the Bible. El, Yahweh, and the original God of IsraEL and the Exodus -- The emergence of monotheistic rhetoric in Ancient Judah -- The formation of monotheistic theologies in biblical literature -- Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55.
Part. I. The structures of divinity.  
*1 - Anthropomorphic deities and divine monsters  
*2 - The divine council  
*3 - The divine family  
*4 - Pluralities, pairings, and other divine relations  
 
Part. II. Characteristics of divinity.  
*5 -The traits of deities  
*6 - The life and death of Baal  
 
Part. III. The origins of monotheism in the Bible.  
*7 - El, Yahweh, and the original God of IsraEL and the Exodus
*8 - The emergence of monotheistic rhetoric in Ancient Judah  
*9 - The formation of monotheistic theologies in biblical literature  
*10 - Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55.


==External links==
==External links==

Revision as of 07:42, 6 August 2012

The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts (2001) is a book by Mark S. Smith.

Abstract

Editions and translations

Published in New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Contents

Part. I. The structures of divinity.

  • 1 - Anthropomorphic deities and divine monsters
  • 2 - The divine council
  • 3 - The divine family
  • 4 - Pluralities, pairings, and other divine relations

Part. II. Characteristics of divinity.

  • 5 -The traits of deities
  • 6 - The life and death of Baal

Part. III. The origins of monotheism in the Bible.

  • 7 - El, Yahweh, and the original God of IsraEL and the Exodus
  • 8 - The emergence of monotheistic rhetoric in Ancient Judah
  • 9 - The formation of monotheistic theologies in biblical literature
  • 10 - Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55.

External links

  • [ Google Books]