You shall have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3
“This intolerant claim to exclusive worship is something unique in the history of religion, for in antiquity the cults [that is, the various centers of worship] were on easy terms with one another and left devotees a free hand to ensure a blessing for themselves from other gods as well.”
Gerhard von Rad, Old Testament Theology (New York, 1962), I:208.
Friday, July 29, 2011
No Other
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