{"product_id":"the-origins-of-biblical-monotheism-israels-polytheistic-background-and-the-ugaritic-texts-9780195167689","title":"The Origins of Biblical Monotheism: Israel's Polytheistic Background and the Ugaritic Texts","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Material:\u003c\/b\u003e Paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMark S. Smith\u003c\/strong\u003e is Skirball Professor of Bible and Ancient Near Eastern Studies at New York University. His publications include \u003cem\u003eThe Pilgrimage Pattern in Exodus\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), \u003cem\u003eThe Ugaritic Baal Cycle\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), \u003cem\u003eThe Early History of God\u003c\/em\u003e (1990), as well as several other books on the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and West Semitic mythology and literature.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50491585691922,"sku":"9780195167689","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1fa54789-4680-4f3d-a07f-a9678990d898.jpg?v=1730544074","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-origins-of-biblical-monotheism-israels-polytheistic-background-and-the-ugaritic-texts-9780195167689","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}