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henotheism

Belief that there are a number of gods, but that one particular god has a special relationship with a particular family, clan, or tribe. This means that for that group there is no other god, but allows for the existence of other gods. Some biblical scholars see hints of this pre-monotheistic attitude in the Hebrew Bible – for example in Psalms 83:1.



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Even in that unsettled period he raised questions worthy of further development in an explicit treatment of the Old Testament and dogmatic theology: henotheism, nationalism, salvation history (1979).
When is theology "biblical"?--Some reflections by Murphy, Roland E. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
Attempts by other scholars to introduce such terms as henotheism or monolatry were inadequate, Rowley believed, to describe the deep inner logic belonging to Israel's claim that the one Lord God was superior to all other divine or human powers.
The biblical theology of H. H. Rowley, 1890-1969 by Clements, Ronald E. / Baptist History and Heritage
Religious ideology and religious practice must, first, over the long millennia gradually get the objective world organized and unified, for example by gradually moving from animism to polytheism, to henotheism and monotheism and then to naturalism.
The Radical Christian Worldview by CUPITT, DON / Cross Currents
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