(November 26, 2021 at 4:14 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(November 26, 2021 at 3:38 pm)Jehanne Wrote: The early Jews were henotheists:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henotheism
They were not. The henotheistic Yahwists were predecessors of the Jews (once you start practicing Judaism, you’re no longer a henotheist).
Boru
Okay, I'll concede the technicality. A similar claim could be made with respect to Temple Judaism, which ceased to exist after the Romans destroyed the temple in 70 AD.
In any case, passages throughout the Pentateuch and elsewhere in the Old Testament allude to the early henotheistic beliefs. In fact, such is codified in the 1st Commandment, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," which, of course, implies the existence of other Gods.
