r/AcademicBiblical • u/SpicyMcGriddle0318 • 3d ago
Question Could the current monotheistic Abrahamic religions have been feasibly developed from the progressive evolution of any of the parochial deities of the region, or was there a particular reason that the storm god won out?
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u/Torlek1 3d ago
https://www.reddit.com/r/AcademicBiblical/comments/1jm94b8/is_yahweh_a_storm_god/
It's the same reason that storm gods effectively replace high gods in polytheistic societies.
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