{"product_id":"the-birth-of-god-john-courtney-9780820430553","title":"The Birth of God: The Moses Play and Monotheism in Ancient Israel","description":"Modern scholarship shows a startling fact - that belief in one God originated with Moses and became the basis of the Jewish Bible and the Old Testament in a ritual drama, \u003ci\u003eThe Play of Moses\u003c\/i\u003e, first created by Joshua as the Israelites crossed the Jordan and performed it at Schechem. This play was altered over time into \u003ci\u003eThe Play of David\u003c\/i\u003e. Remnants of this ritual drama are to be found in \u003ci\u003eThe Book of J\u003c\/i\u003e, written hundreds of years later - after the time of Solomon - and it was severely suppressed by priests returning from the Exile hundreds of years after that. \u003ci\u003eThe Play of Moses\u003c\/i\u003e is the hidden basis of the modern Jewish and Christian religions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Courtney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820430552\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820430553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John Courtney","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48587655348479,"sku":"9780820430553","price":58.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-birth-of-god-john-courtney-9780820430553","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}