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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 milieu 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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What do Ugaritic texts and iconography tell us about the representation of divinity?

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  • Title The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts
  • Author Mark S. Smith
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Paperback
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, Oxford
  • Publication date 2003-11-06
  • Features Bibliography
  • ISBN 9780195167689 / 0195167686
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.24 x 6.24 x 0.93 in (23.47 x 15.85 x 2.36 cm)
  • Reading level 1510
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Category Religion - Judaism
  • Dewey Decimal Code 296.311

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Mark S. Smith is Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at New York University. His publications include The Pilgrimage Pattern in Exodus (1997), The Ugaritic Baal Cycle (1994), The Early History of God (1990), as well as several other books on the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and West Semitic mythology and literature.

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