| Description |
1 online resource (xviii. 325 pages) |
| Contents |
pt. I. The structures of divinity. Anthropomorphic deities and divine monsters -- The divine council -- The divine family -- Pluralities, pairings, and other divine relations -- pt. II. Characteristics of divinity. The traits of deities -- The life and death of Baal -- pt. III. The origins of monotheism in the Bible. El, Yahweh, and the original God of IsraEL and the Exodus -- The emergence of monotheistic rhetoric in Ancient Judah -- The formation of monotheistic theologies in biblical literature -- Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55 |
| Summary |
Annotation According to the Bible, ancient Israel's neighbors worshipped a wide variety of gods. In recent years, scholars have sought a better understanding of this early polytheistic milieu and its relation to Yahweh, the God of Israel. Drawing on ancient Ugaritic texts and looking closely at Ugaritic deities, Mark Smith examines the meaning of "divinity" in the ancient near East and considers how this concept applies to Yahweh |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-302) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
880-01 Bible. Old Testament -- Theology
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880-01/(S Bible. A.T. -- Critique, interprγ̐ưetation, etc |
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Bible. Old Testament fast |
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880-02 God -- Biblical teaching.
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880-02/(S Monothγ̐ưeisme |
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Ugaritic literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
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Monotheism -- Palestine -- History of doctrines
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God (Judaism) -- History of doctrines
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Gods, Semitic.
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Polytheism.
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Monotheism.
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monotheism.
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RELIGION -- Judaism -- Theology.
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God -- Biblical teaching
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God (Judaism) -- History of doctrines
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Gods, Semitic
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Monotheism -- History of doctrines
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Theology
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Ugaritic literature -- Relation to the Old Testament
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Oude Testament.
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Monotheïsme.
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Middle East -- Palestine
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423726502 |
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9781423726500 |
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9780195134803 |
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019513480X |
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9780198030812 |
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0198030819 |
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