Author: Regina M. Schwartz
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
Keywords: monotheism, legacy, violent, cain, curse
Number of Pages: 228
Published: 1998-10-01
List price: $19.00
ISBN-10: 0226742008
ISBN-13: 9780226742007

The Curse of Cain confronts the inherent ambiguities of biblical stories on many levels and, in the end, offers an alternative, inspiring reading of the Bible that is attentive to visions of plenitude rather than scarcity, and to an ethics based on generosity rather than violence. "[A] provocative and timely examination of the interrelationship of monotheism and violence. . . . This is a refreshing alternative to criticism-biblical and otherwise-that so often confuses interpretation with closure; it is an invitation to an ethic of possibility, plenitude, and generosity, a welcome antidote to v

Authors:Stephen Mitchell, Peter Van Nuffelen,
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Keywords: roman, empire, monotheism, pagan, god, one
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 2010-06-07
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0521194164
ISBN-13: 9780521194167

Graeco-Roman religion in its classic form was polytheistic; on the other hand, monotheistic ideas enjoyed wide currency in ancient philosophy. This contradiction provides a challenge for our understanding of ancient pagan religion. Certain forms of cult activity, including acclamations of ’one god’ and the worship of theos hypsistos, the highest god, have sometimes been interpreted as evidence for pagan monotheism. This book discusses pagan monotheism in its philosophical and intellectual context, traces the evolution of new religious ideas in the time of the Roman empire, and eval

Author: Mark S. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: background, ugaritic, texts, polytheistic, israel, biblical, monotheism, origins
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2003-11-06
List price: $35.00
ISBN-10: 0195167686
ISBN-13: 9780195167689

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.

Author: Robert Erlewine
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Keywords: religion, series, philosophy, indiana, reason, recovering, monotheism, tolerance
Number of Pages: 258
Published: 2010-01-11
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0253221560
ISBN-13: 9780253221568

Why are religious tolerance and pluralism so difficult to achieve? Why is the often violent fundamentalist backlash against them so potent? Robert Erlewine looks to a new religion of reason for answers to these questions. Drawing on Enlightenment writers Moses Mendelssohn, Immanuel Kant, and Hermann Cohen, who placed Christianity and Judaism in tension with tolerance and pluralism, Erlewine finds a way to break the impasse, soften hostilities, and establish equal relationships with the Other.

Author: Anne-Marie Korte & Maaike de HaardtAnne-Marie
Publisher: Brill
Keywords: religion, theology, studies, monotheism, boundaries
Number of Pages: 250
Published: 2009-01-31
List price: $139.00
ISBN-10: 9004173161
ISBN-13: 9789004173163

What is the significance of monotheism in modern western culture, taking into account both its problematic and promising aspects? Biblical texts and the biblical faith traditions bear a continuous, polemical tension between exclusive and inclusive perceptions and interpretations of monotheism. Western monotheism proves itself to be multi-significant and heterogeneous, producing boundary-setting as well as boundary-crossing tendencies, is the common thesis of the authors of this book, who have been collectively debating this theme for two years in an interdisciplinary scholarly setting. Their c

Author: Ali A. Mazrui
Publisher: Transaction Publishers
Keywords: order, world, working, paper, project, relations, models, north, cultural, frontier, monotheism, moving, south
Number of Pages: 20
Published: 1982-01-01
List price: $14.95
ISBN-10: 0911646116
ISBN-13: 9780911646115

Author: St. Andrews Conference on the Historical Origins o
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
Keywords: jesus, worship, supplements, journal, judaism, study, origins, historical, christological, roots, monotheism, papers, conference, andrews, jewish
Number of Pages: 373
Published: 1999-10
List price: $211.00
ISBN-10: 9004113614
ISBN-13: 9789004113619

The 18 essays of this work aim to demonstrate how the creation mythic of narratives, the revelatory power of mystical experiences, and the sociology of community formation capitalized on the Jewish meditoral tradition to encourage and legitimate the Christian praxis of Christ-devotion.