Israelite Monotheism
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- The radical religious view developed by some ancient Israelites that there is one transcendent God outside of and above nature, known through history rather than natural forces.
- Israel conceived of the divine in a new way where God is transcendent, his will is absolute and good, and evil is a moral choice rather than a metaphysical reality.33:34The Hebrew Bible in Its Ancient Near Eastern Setting: Biblical Religion in ContextChristine Hayes · Yale University