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Date:	2021	Format:	pdf	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	1575067447
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The Bible says that YHWH alone is God and that there is none like himbut texts and artwork from antiquity show that many gods looked very similar. In this volume, scholars of the Hebrew Bible and its historical contexts address the problem of YHWHs ancient look-alikes, providing recommendations for how Jews and Christians can think theologically about this challenge.
Sooner or later, whether in a religion class or a seminary course, students bump up against the fact that Godthe biblical Godwas one among other, comparable gods. The ancient world was full of gods, including great gods of conquering empires, dynastic gods of petty kingdoms, goddesses of fertility, and personal spirit guardians. And in various ways, these gods look like the biblical God. Like the God of the Bible, they, too, controlled the fates of nations, chose kings, bestowed fecundity and blessing, and cared for their individual human charges. They spoke and acted. They experienced wrath and delight. They inspired praise. All of this leaves Jews and Christians in a bind: how can they confess that the God named YHWH was (and is) the true and living God, in view of this Gods profound similarities to all these others?
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