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Judaism: Torah, Talmud and Tradition

The Early History of God

Yahweh and the Other Deities in Ancient Israel

by Mark S. Smith

A scholarly study of how the worship of Yahweh developed among other deities such as El, Baal and Asherah. Smith traces a gradual movement from a broader pantheon toward monotheism. A key work on the religion of ancient Israel.

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