Now I don't wanttoopen a canofworms, especiallyifyou're a believer, butthereisgoodreasontobelievethattheoriginalYahwehtraditionsandbelieverswouldhaveseenhimasoneof a pantheonofgods.
Battleswithhisfather, falloutswithhiswife, provinghispotencyas a godbytheworshiphegetsfromhisbelieversandthevictoriesthathehasthroughthemintheirconqueringofotherpeoplethatserveothergods.
And a lotofwaysthatChristianshaveexplainedthisotherconceptorthisothercategoryofothergodsisthattheothergodsareothersupernaturalbeingslikefallenangelsordemonsordevilsorthedevilhimself.
I guesswedon't needtohavethisclarification, butitseemstome, andtomanywhohavestudiedthismuchmorethan I, thatthere's goodreasontobelievethattheconceptwasthereweremanygodsanditwasaboutchoosingwhichgodyouweregoingtoworshipandwhichgodwasmostpowerful.
It's a processofredaction, butitendswith a 7thcenturyperiodoftimethatisassociatedwiththekingdomofJudah.
再編集の過程だが、ユダ王国に関連する7世紀の時代で終わっている。
Forinstance, in 2 Kings, welearnmoreaboutthisperiodwherewehaveKingJosiahwithinthekingdomofJudahimplementingsignificantreligiousreform, whichlooks a lotlikethesecondlawgiveninDeuteronomy.
TheMoabites, onceagain, had a portionoflandthatweknowarchaeologicallyspeaking, wecanseetheirpottery, wecanseetheirinscriptions, thoughnoneofitdescribesIsraelatall.
モアブ人は、考古学的に言えば、彼らの土器や碑文を見ることができる土地の一部を持っていた。
Andit's a spotthatiseastofCanaanseparatedbytheJordanRiver.
Again, especiallythisbook, likethishappened a littlebitinLeviticuswithsomuchbeingaroundthecampatSinaithatit's justinthisonespotfor a veryshortperiodoftime.
They'regoingtohavethiskindoflistedout, and I thinkthatthatis a trickle-downeffectfromthisveryfirstcongregantsofMoseswiththenewgenerationsaying, let's getonthesamepage.
Buttoputitinwriting, tomakeit a punishment, toflatoutnotonlycondonebutendorseactualgenocidebasedoffraceandethnicityiswhatwesayisthemosthorrendousthingthathashappenedinhumanhistory.
WelookatHitler, weuseHitlerastheexamplebecauseofhisexterminationof a peoplegroupspecificallybecausetheywereofthatpeoplegroupandhewassimplytakingonesmallpagefromGod's playbook.