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Divine council

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A representation of divine beings acting as an assembly with authority and differentiated roles.

Modern conceptual diagram of assembly and interaction among council members. It reconstructs neither a historical council nor the number or appearance of its deities; divine councils must be read from their texts
Modern conceptual diagram of assembly and interaction among council members. It reconstructs neither a historical council nor the number or appearance of its deities; divine councils must be read from their textsIL Archive · CC BYLicense · Image source

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The divine council is an image of divine beings assembled in an ordered body, sometimes under a presiding deity. It differs from “pantheonPantheonThe set of deities associated with a religious tradition, including their roles and relationships.Glossary · Click to read the explanation”, which names the broader set of gods. The council’s members, leadership and functions must be examined in a specific text rather than assumed to be identical across traditions. [1]

References and notes

  1. Mark S. Smith, The Origins of Biblical Monotheism, Oxford University Press (2001) Publisher’s abstract and contents on divine structures and monotheism. Modern scholarship, not a quotation of a particular Ugaritic text or a full-book reading. Return to the text ↑

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  1. Edition 2 · 10 October 2026 · editor:aladmin

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