Among the Host of Heaven: The Syro-Palestinian Pantheon as Bureaucracy

I became a biblical skeptic some years ago and in my unbiased study of it; particularly the Old Testament, I began to come to the conclusion that the Hebrew "God" concept was developed out of some sort of political ambition. The Hebrew name for "God" in Genesis 1:1 is Elohim. This name denotes plurality and is used to describe the creator, as well as various idol gods and such. I came to the conclusion that there must be some sort of Hebrew pantheon that the average Sunday school teacher does not know about. Needless to say, "Among the Host of Heaven" really breaks things down to lay mans terms. Mr. Handy does a fine job in exposing this Hebrew pantheon. I have not yet finished the book; due to conflicting interests, but so far so good. Maybe I will update my review once I am done, but I can strongly recommend this book to anyone who might be a bit skeptical about this Old Testament "God" of the bible.

If you are interested in ANE angelology or demonology, this book is definetly for you.