Monotheism in the Bible
9 entries.
| Row | Objection | |
|---|---|---|
| 1locator: medium confidence | Exodus 6:3 has God say he appeared to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob as 'God Almighty' (El Shaddai) but 'by my name, the LORD (YHWH), I did not m… | Argument page → |
| 10–26 | Deuteronomy 32:8-9 has 'the Most High' (Elyon) apportion the nations 'according to the number of the gods,' with YHWH receiving only Israel… | Argument page → |
| 9locator: low confidence | Deuteronomy 32:43 exists in meaningfully different forms across manuscripts: the MT is shorter, the LXX renders it with a doubled colon call… | Argument page → |
| 4locator: low confidence | Genesis 1:26, 'Then God said, Let us make humans in our image, according to our likeness...' uses plural verb forms and pronouns for God's s… | Argument page → |
| 7locator: low confidence | Psalm 29's sevenfold 'voice of the LORD' storm-theophany closely parallels the Ugaritic Baal Cycle (KTU 1.1-1.6): Baal as storm-god riding c… | Argument page → |
| 8 | Psalm 74:12-14 and Psalm 89:6-11 depict God crushing the heads of Leviathan/Rahab and ruling the raging sea — closely paralleling the Babylo… | Argument page → |
| 10locator: low confidence | Psalm 82 depicts God (Elohim) taking his place 'in the divine council,' judging 'in the midst of the gods (elohim)': 'I say, You are gods, s… | Argument page → |
| 19 | A reference table listing Canaanite/ANE deities named or alluded to in the Hebrew Bible — Baal (storm/fertility god, ~89 references, e.g. 2… | Argument page → |
| 26locator: low confidence | needs review A link to a Biblical Archaeology Society article titled 'Asherah Worship' — no argument is actually stated in the spreadsheet row beyond the… | Argument page → |