There Can Only Be One: Canaanite Influences On Psalm 82 Gregory D. Jones, Jr. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Greg Jones is the son of Tina Jones. He graduated from PTS in June 2017 and teaches Sunday School at First Baptist Church of Bridgeville, PA. ABSTRACT Despite the variety of approaches toward Psalm 82, scholars reach similar conclusions about its theological content and liturgical purpose. God’s presence in liturgical, cultic, and cultural contexts reveal all competitors as incompetent, mortal, and false caricatures. There can only be one true God amidst many pretenders. INTRODUCTION Liturgical and cultic expressions of God’s unique supremacy in history involve God confronting, caricaturing, and transcending the powers of surrounding cultures. Some ancient images depict El, the chief figure of