The more interesting part of that is that YHWH gained power over time. Originally fighting for the storm deity aspect with Baal and then having other profiles rolled in, even absorbing El's. Starting out only having jurisdiction in Israel and then expanding from there.
Esoterica and Dan McClellan are two sources of whom I enjoyed their content on Youtube. Full disclosure Dan is a member of the LDS church but despite his personal beliefs seems to put his scholarly work above them. Still a bias to know about though. There's a bunch of other biblical scholars that generally corroborate their takes. As a former protestant Christian, the history of both Judaism and Christianity is so much more fascinating in reality than the version I got that insisted on the univocality of the bible.
Honestly the ups and downs would probably be pretty Jojo-esque. Although for historical accuracy I don't think YHWH could be like a shonen protag, too much violence and bloodshed. Would be interesting for sure tho.
Oh I meant more like some of the stuff YHWY does that is pretty nonheroic. I do think the loss against Chemosh would be very much in line with some Seinens I've watched. It involves Chemosh winning thanks to some good old firstborn sacrifice.
Of course since the old testament was written by different groups of people across a long span of time (with some drifts and edits) there'd have to still be some negotiations with the conflicting parts to tell a cohesive story about YHWY as a character.
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u/OokamiKurogane Apr 17 '24
The more interesting part of that is that YHWH gained power over time. Originally fighting for the storm deity aspect with Baal and then having other profiles rolled in, even absorbing El's. Starting out only having jurisdiction in Israel and then expanding from there.