Yahweh to God: How Language Shaped a World Religion

By: Pike, Ian

Yahweh to God is a clear, grounded exploration of how the identity of God transformed across thousands of years. Beginning with the earliest names used in the ancient Near East, Ian Thomas Pike traces how language, culture, translation, and human experience reshaped the divine from a local, tribal figure into the universal God recognized today.

This book is not written by a scholar or theologian-and that is its strength. Pike approaches the subject the way many readers secretly wish they could: with honesty, curiosity, and a willingness to question everything. What begins as a simple fascination with the many names of God becomes a journey through history, exile, translation, and the evolution of belief itself.

Through accessible explanations and a calm, thoughtful tone, Pike shows how ideas change, how names carry power, and how our ancestors' understanding of the divine shaped the world we live in now. Rather than preaching or persuading, he invites readers to explore alongside him-to look at the past with open eyes and consider how meaning is built over time.

Yahweh to God is for anyone who has ever wondered where our religious ideas came from, why they changed, and what those changes reveal about humanity. It is a book for thinkers, questioners, and anyone who believes that curiosity is a path worth following.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GPXBXF9Y
• ISBN13: 9798249595876
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"