(February 10, 2014 at 9:28 am)Tonus Wrote: Curious, isn't it? The word of god isn't sure whether or not there were other gods and simply assumed their existence until later on.
The revelation developed over time and was assembled at a much later date in the first few centuries BC into a book, or a collection of scrolls at any rate. You'll find the general story and theological concepts flows together as one narrative though almost like it was one person writing it.
Quote: Maybe the truth is that those other gods did exist and by the time of the NT, Yahweh had killed them all.
It doesn't matter if some kind of beings that people historically believed to be as gods exist or not, the idea is that you don't worship these things. You don't worship other humans or your rulers and political leaders or anything else either. You centre your reverence on God alone and everything good is from God.
Quote: Now he could present himself to humanity as a kinder, gentler deity and tell people to be nice to one another.
He did.
Come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant.
