The Origins of biblical monotheism : Israel's polytheistic background and the Ugaritic texts /

The Origins of biblical monotheism : Israel's polytheistic background and the Ugaritic texts /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Smith, Mark S., 1955-
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.
Description:	xviii, 325 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Bible. -- Old Testament. -- Theology. Bible. -- Old Testament. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. God -- Biblical teaching. Ugaritic literature -- Relation to the Old Testament. Monotheism -- Palestine -- History of doctrines. God (Judaism) -- History of doctrines. Gods, Semitic. Polytheism. Monotheism. God -- Biblical teaching. Gods, Semitic. Monotheism. Polytheism. Ugaritic literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
Format:	E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4486689

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Varying Form of Title:	Israel's polytheistic background and the Ugaritic texts Origins of biblical monotheism
ISBN:	019513480X (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-302) and indexes. Also available on the Internet to subscribing institutions.
Standard no.:	9780195134803

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations, Terms, and Sigla
The Origins of Biblical Monotheism
Introduction
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
Notes
Index of Texts
Index of Subject