Yahweh and the gods and goddesses of Canaan / John Day.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Day, John, 1948-

Series:

The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 265

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gods, Canaanite.

Mythology, Canaanite.

Canaanites--Religion.

Canaanites.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, c2002.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This masterly book is the climax of over twenty-five years of study of the impact of Canaanite religion and mythology on ancient Israel and the Old Testament. It is John Day's magnum opus in which he sets forth all his main arguments and conclusions on the subject. The work considers in detail the relationship between Yahweh and the various gods and goddesses of Canaan, including the leading gods El and Baal, the great goddesses (Asherah, Astarte and Anat), astral deities (Sun, Moon and Lucifer), and underworld deities (Mot, Resheph, Molech and the Rephaim). Day assesses both what Yahwism assi

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 YAHWEH AND EL; Chapter 2 YAHWEH AND ASHERAH; Chapter 3 YAHWEH VERSUS BAAL; Chapter 4 YAHWEH'S APPROPRIATION OF BAAL IMAGERY; Chapter 5 YAHWEH AND THE GODDESSES ASTARTE AND ANAT (AND THE QUEEN OF HEAVEN); Chapter 6 YAHWEH AND THE ASTRAL DEITIES (SUN, MOON AND LUCIFER); Chapter 7 YAHWEH AND THE UNDERWORLD DEITIES (MOT, RESHEPH, MOLECH AND THE REPHAIM); Chapter 8 CONCLUSION: THE CANAANITE GODS AND GODDESSES AND THE RISE OF MONOTHEISM; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [234]-263) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-283-27113-3

9786613271136

0-567-53783-8

OCLC:

741690074