... I say, "We read that
Elijah performed some ceremony on Mt. Carmel to
prove Yahweh was the 'real' god. We may suggest that
this points to some type of mass conversion to
Yahweh at this time. Is there reason to believe that
there was such a mass conversion?" And the
answer relies on the Yahwistic names of the royalty
starting at this time and totally absent (from royalty)
previously. ...
... Because Peter apparently assumed I was
referring to the Jerusalem Temple, I was not; I was
referring to the apparent temple in Nebo, although the
stele does not actually mention a temple there.
...
First, it seems to me some of these transactions were
handled by separate officials from the merchants. ...
I would hold that small inconsistencies in Kings suggest that the author was faithfully (although maybe selectively) reproducing sources and putting a theological spin on them
How can he be reproducing faithfully if the reproduction is
selective and also twisted to match the author's theological
aim. ...
...
OK, but I would also say that the opposite, that there
is no reason that Kuntillet Ajrud should be assumed to represent the established religion of the time. There is
simply insufficient evidence either way.
No. I think there is some evidence. The fact that the
earliest inscriptions referring to Yahweh include a reference to Asherah, and the fact that apparently early sources (possibly J, possibly the sources for the book of
Kings) do seem to imply royal sanction of Asherah
worship with Yahweh, ...
... suggests there is some evidence
that Yahweh worship with Asherah was sanctioned by
the establishment in earlier times such as the 9th
century BCE. I consider this a little evidence, but
still some evidence, as opposed to no evidence for
the contrary claim.
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