and Isis), and also divine honors accorded deceased members of the Roman imperial family. Such a radical change could involve a radical reconfiguration of familial and social relationships (Chester 2003). Some believers might be divorced by a spouse (1 Cor. 7:13–14). Pagan Views of Jewish Monotheism “Then he [Apion] attributes to us an imaginary oath, and would have it appear that we swear by the God who made heaven and earth and sea to show no good-will to a single alien, above all to Greeks.” (Josephus,