“... The second stage occurred from the eighth to the sixth centuries. Earlier works such as the “Yahwist” show, in the words of H. Bloom, “uninhibited anthropo- morphism,”71 but later works further mute anthropomorphism. Two brief examples may illustrate the point. First, Yahweh had no “form” according to Deuteronomy 4:12, 15.72 The language of divine “form” is found explicitly in Psalm 17:15, and it has been traced to the use of the divine“form” in the story of Baal’s battle against Yamm (CAT 1.2 IV 26).73 Second, the vision of the divine in Ezekiel 1 deliberate attempts to stress the transcendent character of Yahweh by reducing the anthro- pomorphic presentation of Yahweh in the heavenly divine council. The second stage did not hold sway generally in Israelite culture, as many Second Temple and rabbinic texts, especially apocalyptic literature, indicate the popularity of myth throughout the history of ancient Israel. ...”