Questions tagged [theology]

Unlike modern monotheistic religions that only accept one, omnipotent and omniscient god, ancient Greek religion has a pantheon of fallible gods. Yet it was also well developed, where the pantheon has hierarchy (Zeus, king of gods) and lineage. Was…

I was watching God of War, and I began thinking of how to reconcile the existence of multiple myths: e.g., how the Greek mythology could coexist with the Norse one. It is said in the Bible, for example, that "Thou shalt have no other god before…

I recently learned of this theory, or cult, whatever. Basically they claim that many people, in ancient Greek already, believed that Zeus was the one and only God of the entire time and space. So, what's with Zeus' father, brothers, and other gods…

El is the name of the supreme deity in the Canaanite Religion, and is also one of names of the God in Judaism and Christianity. I want to know are these 'El's the same god? I am finding the source of monotheism, and I want to know was Judaism evolve…