Kenite hypothesis
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title:
Kenite hypothesis
text:
The Kenite, or Midianite-Kenite hypothesis is a hypothesis about the origins of the cult of Yahweh. As a form of Biblical source criticism, it posits that Yahweh was originally a Midianite god whose cult made its way northward to the proto-Israelites. The hypothesis first came into prominence in the late nineteenth century. It is based on four key points:
- an interpretation of the biblical texts dealing with the Midianite connections of Moses;
- allusions in ancient poetic compositions to
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Biblical source criticism theory
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenite_hypothesis
date created:
2013-01-28T13:26:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T16:34:27Z
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