{"product_id":"the-early-history-of-god-yahweh-and-the-other-deities-in-ancient-israel-paperback","title":"The Early History of God: Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark S. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForeword by Patrick D. Miller \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this remarkable, acclaimed history of the development of monotheism, Mark S. Smith explains how Israel's religion evolved from a cult of Yahweh as a primary deity among many to a fully defined monotheistic faith with Yahweh as sole god. Repudiating the traditional view that Israel was fundamentally different in culture and religion from its Canaanite neighbors, this provocative book argues that Israelite religion developed, at least in part, from the religion of Canaan. Drawing on epigraphic and archaeological sources, Smith cogently demonstrates that Israelite religion was not an outright rejection of foreign, pagan gods but, rather, was the result of the progressive establishment of a distinctly separate Israelite identity. This thoroughly revised second edition of\u003ci\u003eThe Early History of God\u003c\/i\u003e includes a substantial new preface by the author and a foreword by Patrick D. Miller.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this remarkable, acclaimed history of the development of monotheism, Mark S. Smith explains how Israel's religion evolved from a cult of Yahweh as a primary deity among many to a fully defined monotheistic faith with Yahweh as sole god. Repudiating the traditional view that Israel was fundamentally different in culture and religion from its Canaanite neighbors, this provocative book argues that Israelite religion developed, at least in part, from the religion of Canaan. Drawing on epigraphic and archaeological sources, Smith cogently demonstrates that Israelite religion was not an outright rejection of foreign, pagan gods but, rather, was the result of the progressive establishment of a distinctly separate Israelite identity. This thoroughly revised second edition of \"The Early History of God includes a substantial new preface by the author and a foreword by Patrick D. Miller.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark S. Smith\u003c\/b\u003e is Helena Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis at Princeton Theological Seminary. His other books include \u003ci\u003eThe Memoirs of God: History, Memory, and the Experience of the Divine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Gods Are: Spatial Dimensions of Anthropomorphism in the Biblical World.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 289\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.22 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 03, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966562173229,"sku":"9780802839725","price":38.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/NTRIMFhydURSNURMTWlpREM3VnFOdz09.webp?v=1775534568","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-early-history-of-god-yahweh-and-the-other-deities-in-ancient-israel-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}