Abraham: 'The First Monotheist' & Other Absurdities

Here, we are exploring the tragicomic fate that befell Abraham as a legend and his Monotheism--and accordingly what may befall those who consider themselves his grandchildren, who are trying to come to grips with his simple yet so profound of a perception.

In our times, Abrahamic monotheism does not fair well, neither in Europe and America nor in its home of origin, or elsewhere in the world.

Billions of humans are born in the Abrahamic traditions yet sel­dom initiated in its proper perceptual training. “Monotheist” is a mere logo for the average Muslim, Jew and Christian to be proud of or disgusted with, as the case may be.

Let's give a suggestion and refer to an absurdity that may help the reader to understand the issue here.

The suggestion is a quiz simple enough for anyone who wishes to do--yet complicated enough to crack brains on end, so watch out ~ alright:

Let he or she turn to oneself or to another and ask:

Why God? - Why not No-God?

Why One? - Why not Many?

Now, what is the percentage of "educated answers" to the above one will get out of all the millions upon millions of Abraham's children living on this planet today?

We say "educated answers" not "right answers" to avoid dogmatic issues for now. In other words, we are concerned with the level of "understanding" here, not "belief" or "faith" which by definition pertains to other sides of the human consciousness.

As for the absurdity, we select two impressions about the man Abraham:

First, in almost all the literature about Abraham, one is told that the worship of the One True God started with him, that he was the "first monotheist."

Now how could that be?

What about Melchizedek?

How about Noah and his Sons?

Enoch?

Adam?

Were they not Monotheists?

Just whence this *POP!* and there was Abraham the first Monotheist?

Second, we go to the “Patriarch of the Desert” nomadic image that a lot of people hold in their minds, yet at the same time we are told that he was from “Ur of the Chladeans,” which de­notes city dwelling, and that latter on he settled in Canaan which is not a desert.

So whence this “Patriarch of the Desert” image? . . .

Furthermore,

Was Abraham from “Ur of the Chaldeans” or “Ur of the Sumerians”?

According to historians, he lived before the times of the Assyrians, who are chronologically centuries before the Chaldeans.

So whence this “Ur of the Chaldeans” thing? . . .