Placher states that early Israelite faith tended to view God as

A) the power who guaranteed reliable crops;
B) the power who oversaw people's destinies in the afterlife;
C) the power who made new things happen in history;
D) the power who foretells the future.


Ans: C) the power who made new things happen in history;

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