Debates about Jewish Monotheism - Nazareth to Nicaea (Episode 15)

The Nazareth to Nicaea vodcast discusses the historical Jesus, the Christ of Faith, and everything in between. This episode is the third of a three-part series on Jewish monotheism.

Dr. Mike Bird (Ridley College) talks to Dr. Matt Lynch (Regent College) on:

• Whether the term "monotheism" is an appropriate way to describe ancient Israelite religion.
• Did Jewish monotheism evolve or develop?
• Monotheizing and monotheistic rhetoric in the Hebrew Bible.
• The Elephantine papyri and its significance for the Jewish religion.
• Relevance of monotheistic debates for early christology.

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Recommend reading:

Matthew Lynch, First Isaiah and the Disappearance of the Gods. State College, PA: Penn State University Press/Eisenbrauns, 2021.

Matthew Lynch, “Mapping Monotheism: Modes of Monotheistic Rhetoric in the Hebrew Bible.” Vetus Testamentum 64 (2014):47-68.

Matthew Lynch, “Monotheism in Ancient Israel.” Pages 340-348 in Behind the Scenes of the Old Testament: Historical, Cultural, and Social Contexts of Ancient Israel. Edited by Jonathan Greer, John Hilber, and John Walton. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2018.

Benjamin Sommer, The Bodies of God and the World of Ancient Israel (Cambridge University Press, 2009).

Nathan MacDonald, “Monotheism and Isaiah,” in Interpreting Isaiah: Issues and Approaches (ed. H. G. M. Williamson and D. G. Firth; Apollos, 2009), 43-61.

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