Yahweh and the gods and goddesses of Canaan /

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Author / Creator:	Day, John, 1948-
Imprint:	London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002.
Description:	1 online resource (282 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 265 Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 265.
Subject:	Gods, Canaanite. Mythology, Canaanite. Canaanites -- Religion. Canaanites -- Religion. Gods, Canaanite. Mythology, Canaanite. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11262339

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ISBN:	9780567537836 0567537838 0826468306 9780826468307 1850759863 9781850759867
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 234-263) and indexes. Print version record.
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.
Other form:	Print version: Day, John, 1948- Yahweh and the gods and goddesses of Canaan. London ; New York : Sheffield Academic Press, ©2002 0826468306

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