Reconceptualising Monotheism

Concepts and Contexts of the One God in Antiquity
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-525-50299-0
Verlag: Vandenhoeck + Ruprecht

Buch, Englisch, Band Band 294, gebunden

Reihe: Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments

One of the most powerful religious ideas that emerged from antiquity is monotheism: that there is one, true God. This idea is still with us. Indeed, numerically speaking, most religious people in the world today are monotheists. The contributors to this collection of essays explore the concept of the One God, and the cultures that birthed it in antiquity – especially ancient Israel, which itself had, and was a neighbour to, a variety of notions about divinity. The authors consider different texts and contexts. With new approaches and methods, they bring a range of skills and insights to this important and fascinating topic. In so doing, they reconceptualise monotheism.

This volume of essays about monotheism grew out of a remarkably well-attended online day-long conference in 2021 hosted by the Centre for the Study of the Bible at Oriel College at Oriel College Oxford and the Chair of Hebrew and Semitic Languages at the University of Aberdeen. Monotheism is at the heart of the nexus of biblical disciplines: it is arguably the distinctive theological hallmark of the biblical cultures situated within the complex tapestries of antiquity. It has certainly generated a major legacy in the history of religious beliefs and practices since then. This volume thus speaks to scholarly but also to wider audiences. In reconceptualising monotheism, the essay’s scholars present thoughtful discussions about what is a global idea and whose roots lie deep in the past.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Clifford, Hywel

Schaper, Joachim

Weitere Mitwirkende

Clifford, Hywel

Otto, Eckart

Schaper, Joachim

Schmid, Konrad

Macdonald, Nathan

Fletcher-Louis, Crispin

Moberly, R.W.L.

Bellantuono, Antonella

Dunderberg, Ismo

Gertz, Jan Christian

Knust, Jennifer

Löhr, Hermut

Luther, Susanne

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Theologie

Über Autor(innen)

Schmid, Konrad
Dr. Konrad Schmid ist Professor für Alttestamentliche Wissenschaft und Frühjüdische Religionsgeschichte an der Theologischen Fakultät der Universität Zürich.

Clifford, Hywel
Hywel Clifford is the Tutor in Old Testament at Ripon College Cuddesdon, and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford.
Hywel is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Society for Old Testament Study, the European Association of Biblical Studies, the International Association for Presocratic Studies, the British Association of Jewish Studies, and the Higher Education Academy.

Knust, Jennifer
Jennifer Knust is Professor of Religious Studies. She specializes in early Christian history and the religions of the ancient Mediterranean.

Schaper, Joachim
Joachim Schaper is Professor for Old Testament and holds the position of Chair of Hebrew and Semitic Languages at the University of Aberdeen.
Schaper has taught at the universities of Cambridge and Tübingen, and has served in various capacities at the University of Heidelberg, the Freie Universität Berlin, and other institutions. He was the President of the IOSOT in the years 2016–2019 and is ordained in the Lutheran Church.

Dunderberg, Ismo
Ismo Dunderberg ist Professor für Neues Testament an der Universität Helsinki.

Luther, Susanne
Susanne Luther is Professor of New Testament at Georg-August University Göttingen.

Schaper, Joachim
Joachim Schaper is Professor for Old Testament and holds the position of Chair of Hebrew and Semitic Languages at the University of Aberdeen.
Schaper has taught at the universities of Cambridge and Tübingen, and has served in various capacities at the University of Heidelberg, the Freie Universität Berlin, and other institutions. He was the President of the IOSOT in the years 2016–2019 and is ordained in the Lutheran Church.

Löhr, Hermut
Hermut Löhr ist Professor für Neues Testament und Antikes Judentum an der Evangelisch-Theologischen Fakultät der Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.

Otto, Eckart
Eckart Otto ist emeritierter Professor für Altes Testament der Evangelisch Theologischen Fakultät an der LMU München.

Schaper, Joachim
Joachim Schaper is Professor for Old Testament and holds the position of Chair of Hebrew and Semitic Languages at the University of Aberdeen.
Schaper has taught at the universities of Cambridge and Tübingen, and has served in various capacities at the University of Heidelberg, the Freie Universität Berlin, and other institutions. He was the President of the IOSOT in the years 2016–2019 and is ordained in the Lutheran Church.

Clifford, Hywel
Hywel Clifford is the Tutor in Old Testament at Ripon College Cuddesdon, and an Associate Member of the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford.
Hywel is a member of the Society of Biblical Literature, the Society for Old Testament Study, the European Association of Biblical Studies, the International Association for Presocratic Studies, the British Association of Jewish Studies, and the Higher Education Academy.

Gertz, Jan Christian
Jan Christian Gertz ist Professor für Altes Testament an der Universität Heidelberg.