The invention of God / Thomas Römer ; translated by Raymond Geuss.

Invention de Dieu. English

Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2015.

ix, 303 pages : black and white illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Includes index.

The God of Israel and his name -- The geographic origin of Yhwh -- Moses and the Midianites -- How did Yhwh become the God of Israel? -- The entrance of Yhwh into Jerusalem -- The cult of Yhwh in Israel -- The cult of Yhwh in Judah -- The statue of Yhwh in Judah -- Yhwh and his Asherah -- The fall of Samaria and the rise of Judah -- The reform of Josiah -- From one God to the only God.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the French.