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The Gods of the Nations: Studies in Ancient Near Eastern National Theology is unavailable, but you can change that!

Daniel Block explores the relationship between ancient Near Eastern nations and their respective deities. Block demonstrates how this relationship was expressed in everyday life, national identity, and history. Consequently, Israel’s theocratic culture is illuminated in comparison to other Near Eastern cultures.

of the rest of the nations in which they would showcase the benefits of covenant relationship. But ultimately the whole world belonged to him. Just as he was sovereign over all nations and peoples, so his domain extended to the four corners of the earth. 3. The role of patron deities was to maintain the welfare and prosperity of their subjects. This was achieved by defending them against foreign enemies, by providing them with human shepherds whose task it was to maintain social harmony and justice,
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