RE: Why are you (still) a Christian?
September 14, 2023 at 10:29 pm
(This post was last modified: September 14, 2023 at 10:37 pm by Data.)
(September 14, 2023 at 10:08 pm)LinuxGal Wrote: Isaiah represents the final state of Hebrew theology (monotheism) while the sin of idolatry remaining on the books points to the henotheism of the earlier centuries. Worshiping another god when Yahweh was the only god makes as much sense as a man and woman alone on a deserted island worrying about adultery.
I don't think that holds any water because henotheism seems to be the theological consensus from Genesis through Revelation. I think the problem with your adherence to that ideology as an unbeliever is the traditional academic theology, with skeptics that theology (sometimes Christian, sometimes Jewish) gets in the way. It's a sort of appeal to authority that overcomplicates and obfuscates what is ironically in the scholarly approach of a skeptic but oddly dependent upon the traditional interpretation.
So, we see something different in the same scholarly sources, but the explanation varies. That's why I prefer Wikipedia. It may not be as credible but you can see various interpretations. That's why, at least when examining the subject you need to think for yourself.