Alex OConnor | The History of Yahweh - Storm God to Israelite Deity @CosmicSkeptic | Uploaded April 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
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Justin Sledge is currently a part-time professor of philosophy and religion at several institutions in the Metro-Detroit area and a popular local educator.

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- TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Pronunciation of YHWH
02:33 The Origin of YHWH
07:01 Oldest References to This God
18:00 How Translation Influences the Bible
20:00 Evolution of YHWH's Influence
27:55 Assimilation of the Gods
30:59 From Many Gods to One God
37:09 Link Between Religion & Intoxication
40:19 How Different Regions Worshipped YHWH
51:48 What is Jewish Apocalypticism?
54:47 The Introduction of Jesus
1:01:50 How Jesus Became Identified With YHWH
1:09:03 Paul’s Mystical Visions of God
1:12:41 Is This Theology Gnostic?
1:18:52 Christians Believing Jesus is YHWH
1:23:17 What is the Demiurge?
1:35:43 A More Attractive Christian Narrative
1:40:28 Recommended Books

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