How did Yahweh Become God ? The Origins of Monotheism

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Dr. Justin Sledge (PhD in philosophy, specialist in Western esotericism and Jewish mysticism) lays out the epigraphic and biblical evidence the academic field uses.

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A long-form account of how monotheism emerged in ancient Israel from a polytheistic Levantine context.

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