Monotheism in the Bible

9 entries.

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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 confidenceneeds 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 →