The invention of God / Thomas Römer ; translated by Raymond Geuss.

  • Römer, Thomas, 1955-
Date:
2015
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About this work

Also known as

Invention de Dieu. English

Publication/Creation

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.

Physical description

ix, 303 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Notes

Includes index.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The God of Israel and his name -- The geographic origin of Yhwh -- Moses and the Midianites -- How did Yhwh become the God of Israel? -- The entrance of Yhwh into Jerusalem -- The cult of Yhwh in Israel -- The cult of Yhwh in Judah -- The statue of Yhwh in Judah -- Yhwh and his Asherah -- The fall of Samaria and the rise of Judah -- The reform of Josiah -- From one God to the only God.

Language note

Translated from the French.

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Where to find it

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    History of Medicine
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ISBN

  • 9780674504974 (alk. paper)
  • 0674504976 (alk. paper)