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&rsquo;t find that much support for this idea.</p> <p>Something that really clarified my understanding was when I heard the words &ldquo;Kami-sama, arigatou&rdquo; in a Japanese song. The subtitles translated it as &ldquo;God, thank you&rdquo;, but I don&rsquo;t see, in Japanese media, people calling on God&rsquo;s name as it is done in the West.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@franzvonzahn/elohim-the-polytheistic-origins-of-god-in-the-bible-adaefc959b76"><strong>Read More</strong></a></p>