Some scholars believe that Yahweh was originally a tribal deity—a god whom the Hebrews worshiped and considered superior to the pagan gods.

一些学者认为耶和华最初是一个部落神——希伯来人崇拜的神，并认为他比异教神更优越。

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There were twelve pagan gods in all.

那是全部的十二个异教神祗。

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It shows the power and superiority of Israel's Creator god over all other alleged pagan gods.

它显示以色列的创造者的权能和优越性，超乎其他异教所谓的神祗。

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With the scene of the flight of the pagan gods at the nativity of Christ Milton is also depicting a scenario that, I think, on some level he's hoping will occur within himself.

在《圣诞清晨歌》中有一个无宗教信仰的人逃跑的画面,我认为弥尔顿同时也在描绘一个剧情，某种程度上他希望这样的事情也会发生在自己身上。

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So in sum, Kaufman's argument is this: Israel conceived of the divine in an entirely new way. Israel's God differed from the pagan gods in his essential nature. The pagan gods were natural gods.

总而言之，考夫曼的观点就是：以色列从一种全新的角度,构想了神的世界，以色列的上帝与异教的众神,在本质上完全不同，异教的众神是自然的神。

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So magic in a pagan system, Kaufman claims, is a way of getting around the gods, circumventing the capricious will of the gods and demons.

考夫曼宣称，异教系统中的法术，可以用来应付众神,能使反复无常的神谕和恶魔的诅咒失灵。

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If, however, by 13 December your love life has not improved, St Andrew's may lend a hand to tickle the pagan gods.

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Days and months are named after (pagan) gods, while our years are numbered after the birth of Christ.

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