Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>]

Excuse me Harold, but just how do you know when Abraham lived in relation to
Akhenaten?

As far as the issue itself, there are two possibilities:
1. Abraham was a true monotheist, just like the Bible says. In this case, it
is improbable that he was influenced by Akhenaten, who was far from being a
monotheist.

2. Whoever the "historical" Abraham was, the biblical character of Abraham
is mostly a creation of later Israelite/Judean writers. In this case, the
question is, what influence did the short lived "Amarna Revolution" have on
the eventual development of monotheism in Israel/Judah. My position would
be - none.

Yigal

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harold R. Holmyard III" <hholmyard AT ont.com>
> HH: The God who created heaven and earth predates Akhenaten, and it
> is He who revealed Himself to Abraham far earlier than Akhenaten.
>
> Yours,
> Harold Holmyard
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