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Thinking a lot recently about what how a minor war god from the Canaanite pantheon evolved into the one God of all creation.
There is a common misinterpretation of Judaism from Christians and ex-Christians, influenced by their cultural reading of the Old Testament, where our perception of God is seen as uniquely violent when compared to the New Testament merciful one. This interpretation lacks an acknowledgement of historical context, something Judaism encourages investigation into: the roots of the Torah lie in the laws of a persecuted people, written while we were in exile, from the mythology of a god of war.
Chose to depict the proto-Semetic war god as humanoid since the Canaanite religion didn’t have the same aniconist tradition as judaism today. there are actually a few depictions in art believed to be early forms of the Hebrew God or the gods that would eventually merge into his mythology (Ba'al and El)
hiii doing a limited time very discounted sale on lineless animal crossing designs! because i very much need money right now 😎👍 happy to do characters from media, ocs, self inserts, or even real people or pets :-) shoot me a message if you’re interested or have questions!
