Which of the Following About the Emergence of Monotheism Among

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which of the following about the emergence of monotheism among the Israelites is correct?

• A) It was universally encouraged by the priestly elite, who hoped to expand its power by developing a single ethnic community worshipping a single deity.
• B) It was rejected by the prophets, who broke off to form splinter groups.
• C) It unified a people who had long rejected all outside cultural influences.
• D) It came after a period of henotheism, in which one god has power and ascendancy over other spirits and deities that still exist.

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