How were male and female deities understood in ancient Canaan and Israel? How was the Yahweh cult affected by religious and political features of Egypt, Assyria, and Canaan? Justifying the use of symbols and visual remains to investigate ancient religion, the authors reconstruct the emergence and development of the Yahweh cult in relation to its immediate neighbors and competitors.
How were male and female deities understood in ancient Canaan and Israel? Did Yahweh, the God of Israel, ever have a divine consort or partner? How was the Yahweh cult affected by religious and political features of Egypt, Assyria, and Canaan? Vindicating the use of symbols and visual remains to investigate ancient religion, the authors reconstruct the emergence and development of the Yahweh cult in relation to its immediate neighbors and competitors.
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GODS GODDESSES & IMAGES OF GOD
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 480
Product Weight: 1.86 lbs
Author: Keel, Othmar
With: Uehlinger, Christoph
Publication Date: 1998-11-01
Language: English
Publisher: 1517 MEDIA
Dewey Decimal Classification: 291.211
Number of Units in Package: 1
ISBN: 9780800627898
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