Foreword by Patrick D. Miller In this remarkable, acclaimed history of the development of monotheism, Mark S. Smith explains how Israel's religion evolved from a cult of Yahweh as a primary deity a
The issue of how to represent God is a concern both ancient and contemporary. In this wide-ranging and authoritative study, renowned biblical scholar Mark Smith investigates the symbols, meanings, and
"Historical accounts of major events have almost always relied upon what those who were there witnessed. Nowhere is this truer than in the nerve-shattering chaos of warfare, where sight seems to confe
The 1920s and 30s were key decades for the history of American social science. The success of such quantitative disciplines as economics and psychology during World War I forced social scientists to
Historical accounts of major events have almost always relied upon what those who were there witnessed. Nowhere is this truer than in the nerve-shattering chaos of warfare, where sight seems to confer
A two-volume critical edition and translation of the Latin version (entitled De aspectibus ) of the optical synthesis completed by Ibn al-Haytham ("Alcahen" in his Latin incarnation) sometime between
Life is a spiritual obstacle course, designed to see if you can get over yourself. The voice of Voodoo helps our hero realize that he might be slugging it out in the trenches of rock and roll for all
