Elohim: the “polytheistic” origins of God in the Bible
<p>When it comes to the origins of Judaism, I was used to hold to the theory that it evolved from the worship of a generic storm god called Yahweh, that eventually became such a central and exclusive deity he was acclaimed to be the creator of all things and, so holy, that even portraying his face or saying his name became taboo.</p>
<p>But critically analyzing the Old Testament (specially the Torah), I couldn’t find that much support for this idea.</p>
<p>Something that really clarified my understanding was when I heard the words “Kami-sama, arigatou” in a Japanese song. The subtitles translated it as “God, thank you”, but I don’t see, in Japanese media, people calling on God’s name as it is done in the West.</p>
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