Israelites Quote by N.T. Wright

“Gods always behave like the people who created them.”

— Zora Neale Hurston

“In other words, though they did not believe in God, He had nonetheless promised them Palestine.”

— Ilan Pappé

“...a person can't tame God. He's wild as a lion. He'll haunt you.”

— Pamela Porter

“In ancient Judaism the king of Israel was considered both Son of God and—astonishingly enough—even God.”

— Bart D. Ehrman

“But, hey, none of the Greek gods is.”

— Rick Riordan

“The chief pagan god in the region that was to become Israel was El. El was male, patriarchal, a ruler.”

— Richard Elliott Friedman

“Hard gods were there, nothing else.”

— Sylvia Plath

“He had discovered that there was not just one God but many, and some were more than cruel — they were insane, and that…

— Stephen King

“the tame ‘God’ they’ve made up in their heads based on what they want God to be like. They keep the real God out…

— Dan Montgomery

“Gods are like people. They believe anything if you tell them right way.”

— James Clavell

“[God] does not bind the ancient folk to outward doctrine as if they were learning their ABC's.”

— John Calvin

“God was the ultimate source of all that was divine. But there were lower divinities as well. Even within monotheistic Judaism.”

— Bart D. Ehrman