The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts
According to the Bible, ancient Israel's neighbors worshipped a wide variety of gods. In recent years, scholars have sought a better understanding of this early polytheistic mileu and its relation to Yahweh, the God of Israel. Drawing on ancient Ugaritic texts and looking closely at Ugaritic deities, Mark Smith examines the meaning of "divinity" in the ancient near East and considers how this concept applies to Yahweh.
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According to the Bible, ancient Israel's neighbors worshipped a wide variety of gods. In recent years, scholars have sought a better understanding of this early polytheistic mileu and its relation to Yahweh, the God of Israel. Drawing on ancient Ugaritic texts and looking closely at Ugaritic deities, Mark Smith examines the meaning of "divinity" in the ancient near East and considers how this concept applies to Yahweh.
Abbreviations, Terms, and SiglaIntroduction3Pt. IThe Structures of Divinity1Anthropomorphic Deities and Divine Monsters272The Divine Council413The Divine Family544Pluralities, Pairings, and Other Divine Relations67Pt. IICharacteristics of Divinity5The Traits of Deities836The Life and Death of Baal104Pt. IIIThe Origins of Monotheism in the Bible7El, Yahweh, and the Original God of IsraEL and the Exodus1358The Emergence of Monotheistic Rhetoric in Ancient Judah1499The Formation of Monotheistic Theologies in Biblical Literature16710Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55179Notes195Indexes of Texts303Index of Subjects311
