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The work follows major historical transitions, reforms, and changing monotheism, supported by bibliographical references, notes, and an index.","T HE INV EN T ION OF GOD  \nTH E I NVE NT I O N O F GOD  \nT H O MA S R Ö M E R  \nTRA NS LA TED B Y  \nR AY M O N D G E U S S  \nH A R VA R D U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S  \nC A M B R I D G E , M A S S A C H U S E T T SL O NDON, ENGL A ND  \nCopyright © 2015 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America  \nFirst printing  \nOriginally published in French as L'Invention de Dieu by Thomas Römer, illustrations by Fabian Pfitzmann, copyright © Éditions du Seuil, 2014.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data  \nRömer, Thomas, 1955–  \n[Invention de Dieu. English] The invention of God / Thomas Römer ; translated by Raymond Geuss.  \npages cm  \nIncludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-674-50497-4 (alk. paper)  \n1. Bible. 2. Monotheism. 3. God (Judaism) 4. Gods in the Bible. I. Title.  \nBS680 .G57R6613 2015  \n296.3'11—dc23 2015012161  \nC ONTENT S  \nTranslator’s Note vii  \nSystem of Hebrew Transcription viii Introduction 1  \n1. The God of Israel and His Name 24  \n2. The Geographic Origin of Yhwh 35  \n3. Moses and the Midianites 51  \n4. How Did Yhwh Become the God of Israel? 71  \n5. The Entrance of Yhwh into Jerusalem 86  \n6. The Cult of Yhwh in Israel 104  \n7. The Cult of Yhwh in Judah 124  \n8. The Statue of Yhwh in Judah 141  \n9. Yhwh and His Asherah 160  \n10. The Fall of Samaria and the Rise of Judah 173  \n11. The Reform of Josiah 191  \n12. From One God to the Only God 210  \nConclusion 242  \nNotes 255  \nIndex 295  \nTRANSLAT OR’S NOTE  \nNames of persons and places have been standardized to those used in the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. For those that do not occur in the NRSV, the relevant volume of Cambridge History has been used. All dates are BC (or BCE) except where otherwise specified. Given that Thomas Römer often wishes to make substantive points that de  \npend on particular readings, translations are always of Römer’s French versions of biblical texts, although I have usually consulted the King James version and the NRSV for phrasing.  \nSY STEM OF HEBREW TRANSCRIPTION  \nT H E C O N S O N A N T S  \nLetter  \nName  \nTransliteration  \nPronunciation  \nא  \nב  \nג  \nד  \nה  \nו  \nז  \nח  \nט  \nי  \nכ ך  \nל  \nם מ  \nנ ן  \nס  \nalef  \nbeth gimel daleth  \nhe  \nwaw  \nzayin ḥeth  \nṭeth  \nyod  \nkaflamed  \nmem  \nnun  \nsamekh  \nʾ  \nb  \ng  \nd  \nh  \nw  \nz  \nḥ  \nṭ  \ny  \nk  \nl  \nm  \nn  \ns  \nsilent or glottal stop /b/ or /v/  \n/g/ (gourd)  \n/d//h//w//z/  \n/ḥ/ (German Bach)/t/  \n/y/  \n/k/ or /kh/ (kh like Bach)/l/  \n/m//n//s/  \nS Y S T E M O F H E B R E W T R A N S C R I P T I O N ix  \nLetter  \nName  \nTransliteration  \nPronunciation  \n\n| ע ayin ʿ voiced guttural (no English\u003Cbr>equivalent) |  |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| פ ף | pe | p | /p/ or /f/ |  |\n| צ ץ | ṣade | ṣ | /ts/ |  |\n| ק | qof | q | /k/ |  |\n| ר | reš | r | /r/ |  |\n| שׁ | šin | š | /sh/ |  |\n| שׂ | śin | ś | /s/ |  |\n| ת | taw | t | /t/ |  |\n|  |  | T H E | V O W E L S |  |\n| Sign | Name |  | Transliteration | Pronunciation |\n| 9 | pataḥ |  | a | /a/ (father) |\n| 8 | ḥatef pataḥ |  | ă | /a/ (father) |\n| 7 | qameṣ |  | ā | /a/ (father) |\n| 7 | qameṣ ḥatuf |  | o | /o/ (off) |\n| 6 | ḥatef qameṣ |  | ŏ | /o/ (off) |\n| 4 | segol |  | e | /e/ (end) |\n| 5 | ḥatef segol |  | ĕ | /e/ (end) |\n| י4 | segolyod |  | ê | /e/ (end) |\n| 3 | ṣere |  | ē | /a/ (fate) |\n| י3 | ṣere yod |  | ê | /a/ (fate) |\n| 2 | ḥireq |  | i | /ee/ (meet) |\n| ֹ | ḥolem |  | ō | /o/ (zone) |\n| 1 | qibbuṣ |  | u | /oo/ (boot) |\n| וֹ | full ḥolem |  | ô | /o/ (zone) |\n| וּ | šureq |  | û | /oo/ (boot) |\n| 0 | vocal shewa |  | ĕ | /a/ (about) |","cbCaiuD51x7uoduv","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiuD51x7uoduv","pdf",5123540,1,321,"English","en",105,"# Translator’s Note\n# System of Hebrew Transcription\n## The Consonants\n## The Vowels\n# Introduction\n# The God of Israel and His Name\n# The Geographic Origin of Yhwh\n# Moses and the Midianites\n# How Did Yhwh Become the God of Israel?\n# The Entrance of Yhwh into Jerusalem\n# The Cult of Yhwh in Israel\n# The Cult of Yhwh in Judah\n# The Statue of Yhwh in Judah\n# Yhwh and His Asherah\n# The Fall of Samaria and the Rise of Judah\n# The Reform of Josiah\n# From One God to the Only God\n# Conclusion\n# Notes\n# Index","[{\"question\":\"What is the central question of the book The Invention of God?\",\"answer\":\"How Yhwh became the God of Israel and, through historical developments, evolved toward monotheism described as moving “from one God to the only God.”\"},{\"question\":\"Which topics does the book cover about Yhwh’s development?\",\"answer\":\"It addresses Yhwh’s name and origins, connections to Moses and the Midianites, entry into Jerusalem, and the development of Yhwh cults in Israel and Judah, including material and religious forms like statues and Asherah links.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the book handle Hebrew names and pronunciation in this edition?\",\"answer\":\"It provides a standardized system of Hebrew transcription, including consonants and vowels, and notes how names and dates are treated for consistency with major Bible translations.\"}]","The Invention of God - Introduction - How Did Yhwh Become the God of Israel? 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