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Single Idea 7481
[filed under theme 29. Religion / B. Monotheistic Religion / 2. Judaism
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Full Idea
Archaeology offers datable figures that seem to support the idea that the Israelites of the 'second exile' period converted Yahweh into a special, single God to justify their claims to the land.
Gist of Idea
The Israelites may have asserted the uniqueness of Yahweh to justify land claims
Source
Peter Watson (Ideas [2005], Ch.07)
Book Ref
Watson,Peter: 'Ideas: from fire to Freud' [Phoenix 2006], p.208
A Reaction
The implications for middle eastern politics of this wicked observation are beyond the remit of a philosophy database.
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7663
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7336
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7341
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7342
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7344
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[Johnson,P]
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7345
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7355
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7597
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23056
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7480
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[Watson]
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7479
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[Watson]
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7481
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The Israelites may have asserted the uniqueness of Yahweh to justify land claims
[Watson]
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20929
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