Western Civilization I / Unit 2 WC1 0123 short lesson, about 20 seconds
From Henotheism to Monotheism
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The idea
Henotheism worships one god while admitting others exist; monotheism holds only one exists. The Prophetic Movement, about seven fifty to five fifty, moved Judah from first to second; exile made Yahweh boundless. Josiah's reforms of six twenty-one compiled the Torah.
In practice
In Babylon customs, Torah and rabbis became a portable tradition.
Where people slip
The anchor's claim of Judaism's first egalitarian ethic is its own, attributed.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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