Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan

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.

Author: John Day
Publisher: Continnuum-3PL
Published: 12/01/2002
Pages: 290
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9780826468307
ISBN10: 0826468306
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Judaism | Theology
- Religion | Biblical Studies | General

About the Author
John Day is Professor of Old Testament Studies in the University of Oxford and Fellow and Tutor of Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.