Yahweh was unique in the ancient Middle East in that he actually participated in the profane lives of his worshipers. These groups were united by their loyalty to Yahweh. According to Armstrong, the cult of Yahweh consisted of a variety of ethnic groups that migrated to Canaan in three waves. The evolution of the idea of God is traced from its ancient roots in the Middle East up to the present day.Īrmstrong begins with the rise of the cult of Yahweh (Jahweh), one of the deities of Canaan. It details the history of the three major monotheistic traditions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam, along with some details on Buddhism and Hinduism. A History of God is a book by Karen Armstrong that was published by Knopf in 1993.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |