| There is in fact little doubt that the early Hebrews were polytheists and that they took part in similar rituals to their neighbors: animal and human sacrifices, the deification of some mortals and orgies of ritual sex. In Canaanite mythology, El takes Asherah as his wife but she later becomes sexually involved with the sun god Ba al. Ide doesn t make much reference to it but the Ugaritic Cycle of Ba al is the best source for finding out more about this. Yahweh was also known as Elohim ("many gods") and in the early stages of the Jahwehist rewrite of local mythology, Yahweh was just one of many gods but a "jealous god." His followers took blood vengeance against the worshippers of Ba al and Asherah. I say "His" here, although the term "Yahweh" is older than the Israelites and refers to hermaphroditic deities.It wasn t until later that the Levite priests switched tactics and attempted to remove Asherah altogether: now Yahweh was to be the `universal god, moving from being a jealous god to the one and only God. Anyone who doubts the ongoing pogrom against Asherah and Ba al in Old Testament times need only look to the Bible:(Exodus 32:26-28)" Amazon.com Reviewer: A reader |
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