The Invention of God / / Thomas Römer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Harvard University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Römer, Thomas,
• MitwirkendeR: Geuss, Raymond,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2015]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.) :; 10 line illustrations, 8 maps, 2 tables
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Translator’s Note --; System of Hebrew Transcription --; Introduction --; 1. The God of Israel and His Name --; 2. The Geographic Origin of Yhwh --; 3. Moses and the Midianites --; 4. How Did Yhwh Become the God of Israel? --; 5. The Entrance of Yhwh into Jerusalem --; 6. The Cult of Yhwh in Israel --; 7. The Cult of Yhwh in Judah --; 8. The Statue of Yhwh in Judah --; 9. Yhwh and His Asherah --; 10. The Fall of Samaria and the Rise of Judah --; 11. The Reform of Josiah --; 12. From One God to the Only God --; Conclusion --; Notes --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780674915732; 9783110665901
• DOI: 10.4159/9780674915732
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Thomas Römer.

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.