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The History Of The Idea Of ​​god Of The Jews Early Evolution

Posted on:2007-08-26Degree:DoctorType:Dissertation
Country:ChinaCandidate:W P QiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:1115360212984267Subject:World History
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The definition of God is a extremely tough topic in overseas and homeland where there are too many books and articles having been discussing the core of religions. However, for different races, the methods to know God are quite numerous: we could probe the meaning of God rationally or belive in God transcendentally.The purpose of this dessertation is neithei to discuss theological or philosophical deepness of God nor to expience God in a mysterious moods, but to track down the historical traces of God, trying to reconvert the true image of God at different times. Many religonal talks about God have been encircling the Christian difinition of God, sometimes it is ridiculous to argue in Jewish God in such a misreading circumstances.The true questions will appear when the true history emerges from the unkown places. As the matrix of Christianity, God of Judaism has a fluctuant developing trace. Abraham's God which originated from the polytheistic Babylonians and Canalians came intoEgyption with their cousins--conquerors Hyksos.With the help of God-Aton ofmonotheist Akhenaton, Hebrews had developed their Unitarian worship which was just a primitive tribal God worship, not a monotheism. After the defeat of Hyksos, Moses led the Exodus, combining the content of Babylonian and Canalian Myths with Aton, Moses created the brand-new monotheistic God-YHWH which was invisible and mighty. Neverthless, the new God had been too nonfigurative for Israelites of Kingdom Times to accept wholeheartedly, tangible Baal in Canan contest with it for the worship of Israelites, Moses'YHWH confronted a severe crisis and the competition was terminated by invading Nebuchadnezzar II. Only in Diaspora period, the endless pains finally molded the Judaism, and after Philo Judaeus introduced the Greek philosophy and theology, the new Judaism emerged in the new world where YHWH had new meanings to Jews and new Judaism-Christianity also strived to peoples' sight. Above all, God in different times appeared the quite distinct characteristics, it is hard to say which was God that we have today.It is said that all history are modern history. But we also have to notice that over annotations somehow will endanger the true understandgings of the facts.
Keywords/Search Tags:Judaism, God
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