Yahweh and the gods and goddesses of Canaan

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...

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Main Author: Day, John 1948- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Sheffield Sheffield Academic Press 2000
In: Journal for the study of the Old Testament / Supplement series (265)
Year: 2000
Reviews:, in: BiblInterp 10 (2002) 7981 (Edelman, Diana)
, in: CBQ 64 (2002) 128129 (Rollston, Christopher A.)
, in: ET 112 (2001) 291-292 (Rodd, C.S.)
, in: ThLZ 129 (2004) 1284-1286 (Frevel, Christian)
, in: RBLit (2003)* (2003)* (Gay, David Elton)
Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (2004) (Frevel, Christian, 1962 -)
Series/Journal:Journal for the study of the Old Testament / Supplement series 265
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jahwe / Canaan / Gods
B Canaan / Gods / Goddess
RelBib Classification:BC Ancient Orient; religion
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Asherah
B Canaanites Religion
B Mythology, Canaanite
B Gods
B Monotheism
B Gods, Canaanite
B Goddess
B Sōd YHWH
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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 assimilated from these deities and what it came to reject. More generally he discusses the impact of Canaanite polytheism on ancient Israel and how monotheism was eventually achieved.
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1850759863