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Assmann insists, however, that \u201cthere is no evolutionary line that leads from polytheism to biblical monotheism\u201d through monotheisms of this type. Scripture does not say \u201cAll Gods are One\u201d but that there is One God, and that men owe Him exclusive devotion. The \u201cMosaic distinction is utterly unprecedented: Not \u201cGod is one,\u201d but \u201cno other gods.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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