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Who is Yahweh - How a Warrior-Storm God became the God of the Israelites and World Monotheism

ESOTERICA · lecture · Watch on YouTube

Religion, belief & skepticismWorld history

What it is

An ESOTERICA episode tracing Yahweh from a warrior-storm god near Mt Seir to the god of the Israelites in the Judean highlands. It examines how Yahwism absorbed and contended with Canaanite religion.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN users recommend it as an impressively well-sourced, academic look at the origins of the Abrahamic religions.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2023, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “it was one of the few videos I’ve seen recently that really impressed me”

    Impressive history of Yahweh's origins as a storm god

    notsurenymore, 2023-09 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Something that you learnt and made you go Wow”

  2. “My favorite find in the last few months is the youtube channel "esoterica”

    Origins of Yahweh as a storm god, from a well-sourced academic channel

    hobs, 2024-12 · Strong recommendation · in “Silver amulet is the oldest evidence of Christianity north of the Alps”

  3. “i was just kind of fascinated by it”

    Fascinating early history of what became the Abrahamic religions

    bawolff, 2024-06 · Recommendation · in “Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible 'immediately'”

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Topics: yahweh, ancient israel, canaanite religion, religious history, bronze age collapse

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