The idea that "Yahweh" (the Lord) was one of many Gods and was only worshiped solely after the Babylonian Captivity is nonsensical and has no historical basis.
On the contrary, there is substantial evidence that points to purposeful manipulation of the text to promote YHWH (a son of El) to the creator (El, the Canaanite creator deity). For example, from the dead sea scrolls, Deut. 32:8-9:
“When Elyon gave the nations as an inheritance, when he separated the sons of man, he set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God (bene elohim). For Yahweh’s portion was his people; Jacob was the lot of his inheritance”.
This text was dated over two thousand years ago. The Masoretic text is much closer to the version we have:
“When Elyon gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all the sons of man, he set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel (bene yisrael). For Yahweh’s portion was his people, Jacob was the lot of his inheritance”.
But the earliest version of the Masoretic text is dated to around 1000AD, almost 1300 years after the quote from the dead sea scrolls. At some point in between, they changed it.
This is just the tip of the iceberg on this one. This is the best piece from the bible (most self-contained and easiest to show), but there are quite a few others that you can find. You have to look at actual archeological evidence (from Canaan and Sumer) for the very best stuff, but there is evidence literally all over the place.
Jesus Christ IS the God of the Old Testament.
Who told you that? Think about it. Who wrote the bible (original)? Who wrote the bible you read?
The answers to both of those questions are:
- The Jewish Priest Class (who literally rules the world today).
- The Catholic Church (who literally rules the world today with the Jewish Priest Class).
How do they rule the world?
Belief.
Who told you what the truth is?
The idea that "Yahweh" (the Lord) was one of many Gods and was only worshiped solely after the Babylonian Captivity is nonsensical and has no historical basis.
On the contrary, there is substantial evidence that points to purposeful manipulation of the text to promote YHWH (a son of El) to the creator (El, the Canaanite creator deity). For example, from the dead sea scrolls, Deut. 32:8-9:
“When Elyon gave the nations as an inheritance, when he separated the sons of man, he set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of God (bene elohim). For Yahweh’s portion was his people; Jacob was the lot of his inheritance”.
This text was dated over two thousand years ago. The Masoretic text is much closer to the version we have:
“When Elyon gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided all the sons of man, he set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of Israel (bene yisrael). For Yahweh’s portion was his people, Jacob was the lot of his inheritance”.
But the earliest version of the Masoretic text is dated to around 1000AD, almost 1300 years after the quote from the dead sea scrolls. At some point in between, they changed it.
This is just the tip of the iceberg on this one. This is the best piece from the bible (most self-contained and easiest to show), but there are quite a few others that you can find. You have to look at actual archeological evidence (from Canaan and Sumer) for the very best stuff, but there is evidence literally all over the place.
Jesus Christ IS the God of the Old Testament.
Who told you that? Think about it. Who wrote the bible (original)? Who wrote the bible you read?
The answers to both of those questions are:
- The Jewish Priest Class (who literally rules the world today).
- The Catholic Church (who literally rules the world today with the Jewish Priest Class).
How do they rule the world?
Belief.
Who told you what the truth is?