The Invention Of God -

hup.harvard.edu/books/9780674504974">archaeological evidence for this transition or look into the natural origins of other ancient myths ? The Invention of God: Römer, Thomas, Geuss, Raymond

The story begins not in a temple, but in the dust of the Edomite wilderness, centuries before the first stone of Jerusalem was laid. The Invention of God

As these nomads moved north into the highlands of Canaan, they brought their warrior-god with them. In the small hilltop villages that would become Israel and Judah, Yhwh met , the high father-god of the Canaanite pantheon. For generations, the two lived side-by-side. Yhwh was often seen as the son of El, a junior deity who eventually "merged" with his father, taking on El’s traits of mercy and creation. III. The King’s Champion In the small hilltop villages that would become

By removing God from a physical temple and making him a "portable" deity of laws and stories, they invented a faith that could survive anywhere. The local storm god of the Midianite mountains had finally become the universal Architect of the Universe. they brought their warrior-god with them.