God against the gods the history of the war between monotheism and polytheism /

In this ... book, [the author] explores the final struggle between monotheism and polytheism in the ancient world, a war that was fought by a series of charismatic, visionary but also violent monarchs in the name of the One True God - an Egyptian pharaoh, a Jewish king, and two Roman emperors. Contr...

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Main Author: Kirsch, Jonathan, 1949-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Viking Compass, 2004.
Physical Description: xii, 336 pages ; 24 cm.
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