In the Canaan religion, Yahweh was a lesser god, who was assigned the land of Israel. Here's how he became "God Almighty."

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[–]ceck 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Thank you for bringing up the topic of differences between the worship of El Shaddai and Yahweh. It is also worth examining the Ugaritic worship of El that became Hebrew worship of "El Elyon." I recommend the works of Thomas Römer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6hF2VTWwwo

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Thanks for the recommendation, I'll check it out. I find this to be a very interesting historical development

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yeah, Judaism is a lie, just like Christianity. The only thing God's good for us not existing, like nearly every other character in Kikebook.

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I rather agree with Nietzsche's assertion that Judaism is a religion of sickness, and importing this value system in the form of Christianity sickened the Europeans

[–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Yes, the slave morality of the anti-material gnostics combined with the grubby, moneychanger ethos of the eternal Jew.

Sometimes normie atheists claim Hitler was a Christian, but if you bother to read the things Hitler said about what God has commanded, it's sure as fuck not the Bible he has in mind!