Daniel Sarlo

The Solar Nature of Yahweh (eBook, ePUB)

Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In The Solar Nature of Yahweh: Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity, the original nature of the chief god of the Hebrew Bible, Yahweh, is reexamined. Daniel Sarlo challenges the current consensus that Yahweh was initially a storm god by examining the relevant biblical texts and comparing them with Ancient Near Eastern texts, ultimately arguing that Yahweh was a solar deity. The implication of this research is that Yahweh was not a minor god who gradually accumulated characteristics to become the head of the ancient Israelite pantheon, but rather a significant god from the very beginning, or at least before the inception of the United Monarchy.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781978714328
• Artikelnr.: 66043932

Autorenporträt

Daniel Sarlo (Ph.D. in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto) is currently an independent researcher.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part 1-Yahweh, the Storm God?
1. Yahweh's Storm Characteristics
2. The "Solarization" of Yahweh
Part 2-Yahweh, the Sun God
3. Sun Gods of the Ancient Near East
4. Yahweh's Solar Characteristics
5. Proof of Concept: An Ancient Yahwistic Mountain Epiphany (Deut 33:2-3)
6. Conclusions