bearers of tradition did not perceive them as incompatible when they were read correctly. It is time to consider the theological issue at stake in the debate between synthesists and pluralists. The decisive truth-claim of the Old Testament is articulated in the first commandment: ‘You shall have no other gods before (besides) me’. Not only is Israel forbidden commerce with any deity but YHWH, YHWH promises Israel that they will be dealing with him alone. This principle is built
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