So the Bible says that spiritual beings do exist. How is this Monotheism?
...you missed my point completely.
The one and only true god asserts the existence of dozens of species of immortal god-like spiritual beings (numbering in the millions, by the way) which every Christian must accept as an article of faith, while simultaneously claiming to be monotheists... how many pagan religions have millions upon millions of demi-gods and angels in their pantheons?
What kind of monotheism has a million plus god-like spirits?
Aside from that, your point about Judges such as Jerubaal is well taken... I should have been more specific.
The passage you are referring to is most probably a Mishna... an apologetic story added later to reconcile an inconsistency. It is well known from the archaeological record that during the time of the Judges the Jews were openly worshipping both the native gods of Canaan and the gods of their foreign neighbours. State sanctioned temples to Baal were built during this time.
Besides, Gideon/Jerubbaal had to be rehabilitated as he would have been a practitioner of Edomic Judaism... which (seemingly) included Astarte (Yahweh's wife/consort). Better to make him the champion of the Jerusalem-based monotheistic Judaism which later won out over the Edomites.
This explains everything!
Luke you seem like a nice person but you are pulling stuff out of your heiny (no offense)! 
When you are ready to debate off of scripture, then we can have a conversation.
You've never heard of the Transfiguration...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transfiguration_of_JesusOr the Temptation of Jesus...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temptation_of_JesusOr Jesus' reference to the reincarnation of Elijah...?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah...there are actual references for Jesus assertion that John the Baptist was actually Elijah reincarnated:
"And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, the one who is to come." ...referring to John the Baptist... Matthew 11:14
"Then the disciples asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'
He said in reply, "Elijah will indeed come and restore all things; but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands."
...again referring to John the Baptist... Matthew 17:10-17:13
"He will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord." ...referring to the as yet unborn John the Baptist... Luke 1:16
This is a bad habit of yours Stella... you admonish atheists for making up facts and references that are actually commonly known; and commonly understood.
It's like an atheist criticising the Ten Commandments only to be shouted down by a Christian claiming there are no such commandments in the Bible.
What kind of Christian hasn't read the Gospels, but then accuses those who refer to them of fabrication?
This is why no one wants to debate you fundies... you don't even know the Bible as well as the atheists. But I suppose that's unfair, if you understood it as well as the atheists do... you'd all be atheists too.
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