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The Invention of God

2015/12/31 by Thomas ̈Römer · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · #Biblical Studies and Interpretation

paper · doi:10.4159/9780674915732

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Abstract

Who invented God? When, why, and where? Thomas Römer seeks to answer these enigmatic questions about the deity of the great monotheisms—Yhwh, God, or Allah—by tracing Israelite beliefs and their context from the Bronze Age to the end of the Old Testament period in the third century BCE, in a masterpiece of detective work and exposition.

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