The Other Gods

BOOKS: Gnuse, Robert Karl. No Other Gods: Emergent Monotheism in Israel. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press Ltd, 1997. Robert Gnuse has been a professor of the humanities in the religious studies department at Loyola University since 1980. In his book, No Other Gods, Gnuse provides a scholarly and thorough look into the emergence of ancient Hebrew monotheism. He synthesizes the former historical model – the idea that monotheism developed suddenly because of Israel’s dramatic conquest – with the more current notion that monotheism was a result of a gradual evolution in Hebrew thought. His thesis is that ancient Hebrew monotheism evolved gradually in stages and major developments were responses to social and religious crises. Gnuse dubs this idea as punctuated equilibrium. MacDonald, Nathan. Deuteronomy and the Meaning of “Monotheism.” Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2012.…

You see, the gods divided the world long ago to decide who controls what, but back then, there were no problems in the underworld. That is where people went when they died. Recently, however, the underworld has needed more intervention from the gods to stay secure and functional. So we need someone to run the underworld. None of the other gods have time to handle the growing problems in the underworld, and my son says you have all the skills necessary. As you demonstrated with this man here, you…

He isn’t—the concept of this mirror phase is simply more applicable in other stages of life, rather than just between 6-18 months. He actually touches on this broadness, though not in the same direct manner, saying that “[i]t suffices to understand the mirror stage […] as an identification, in the full sense analysis gives to the term” (Lacan 76). He himself is defining this stage of development as a manner of identification. Mirriam-Webster defines that word as a “psychological orientation of…

depression is characteristic of the ‘self as other’, as s/he proceeds along the tightrope to a childlike truth negating immutability. This does not function the same as an ‘self for other’ uncertainty, one which causes her/him to falter along the tightrope moving away from an adult reality remonstrating certainty. The distancing of forces happening within a will turned in against itself, crystallizes a part of the ‘self as the other’, along the intersubjective axes of ‘self-talk’: ‘who I am,’…

while Cheryl attempts to embrace her heritage but she struggles with the issues of which come from this. They both had aspects of their life that were good and had they been there for each other, been upfront and honest with each other, and had the support that has only recently become so readily available, the results would not have been as devastating as they had been. April is a common representation of a Metis woman in modern day society. After growing up with parents who were far from…

else.’ with this quote constantly running through my mind, I personally understood what Madrid meant when he said that the Other”results in us feeling excluded, or even disdained and scorned.” As a child I always felt as if I played the role of the other. I was different in ways such as loving to learn, and being an overly outgoing person with different points of view, and as a result; I found that other children were quick to single me out of their groups. Very few ever accepted…

Jesus Among Other Gods displays the absolute truths of the Christian message and strives to answer the longing questions of both believers and nonbelievers all around the world. Zacharias and Johnson explain how to distinguish Jesus from the other claims of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, and atheism. With this, they aim to help readers understand the truths and claims of Jesus and His role in our lives and in our world of multiple gods. Ravi Zacharias and Kevin Johnson’s Jesus Among Other Gods…

Vikings were an impactful group of people during the Middle Ages. Vikings were an intimidating group of people that defeated enemies, won battles, and influenced European culture. The viking religion influenced later religion. Their warfare strategies are still used today. Vikings were influential. Vikings were polytheistic in their religion. The vikings worshipped seven gods in their religion. “Viking gods were believed to be part of nature and could be as foolish as humans.” Odin, Thor,…

normal, but most importantly, he is special. With today’s culture, we see less significance in ourselves and more in the people who “matter the most.” Our youth is idolizing others when in reality, they need to take a step back and evaluate themselves. Every single person on this earth will forever have significance tied to their name. No one is made the same, therefore they are all special. Everyone was made differently on purpose; we were not made to be the exact same. People have struggles…

If the companies had coming knocking on their doors and begged for forgiveness would it have made any difference? The Royal Commission went on for six long excruciating months. Their report clearly blamed the companies for their failure to take care. To take care. The Royal Commission’s report, all 8000 pages, had not made a difference to him. Not to Sandy. Not to the other widows and orphans. The 35 men stayed dead. In some ways the Commission’s pronouncement: Error begat error, was for…