Tag: Gods

• God’s Life Story (ii)

  A previous post noted that the first Israelites were Canaanites, and so their chief god was called El or Elohim (as in the name Isra-el). How many other gods and goddesses did they follow? The answer is, lots! Unsurprisingly, the Hebrew Bible doesn’t go into details, but frequently denounces Israelites who followed the weather/fertility god…

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  18th Mar 2023

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, History, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Religion

  Baal, Canaanites, El, Exodus, Gods, Israelites, Mayflower Pilgrims, Mount Sinai, Yahweh

• Noah’s Flood

  Five centuries before Israel appeared, along with the tales that form its national epic, a story was told by the Sumerian people in Mesopotamia (modern Iraq). The gods created humans to do the heavy work, like digging drainage ditches, harvesting crops, and animal husbandry. They multiplied too rapidly, however, becoming obstreperous, ‘bolshie’ nuisances. “The country…

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  16th Apr 2022

  Christianity, Current Affairs, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Poetry, Religion

  Ark, Bishop J S Spong, Genocide, Gilgamesh, Gods, Nietzsche, Noah, Priests