Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 265) - Softcover

Day, John

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9780826468307: Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan (The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies, 265)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0826468306 ISBN 13: 9780826468307
Publisher: Sheffield Academic Press, 2002

Synopsis

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.

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About the Authors

John Day is Professor of Old Testament Studies in the University of Oxford, and Fellow & Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. He has written or edited numerous books and articles, and in 2014 is President of the Society for Old Testament Study.

Laura Quick is Assistant Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at Princeton University, USA.

Jacqueline Vayntrub is Assistant Professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale University, USA

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Publisher
Sheffield Academic Press
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0826468306
ISBN 13 
9780826468307
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
290
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