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Yahweh and the Sun: Biblical and Archaeological Evidence for Sun Worship in Ancient Israel
Hardback
Main Details
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Yahweh and the Sun: Biblical and Archaeological Evidence for Sun Worship in Ancient Israel
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) J. Glen Taylor
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| Series | The Library of Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Studies |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:322 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156 |
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| Category/Genre | The Early church
Christian theology |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781850752721
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| Classifications | Dewey:230 |
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| Audience | | Undergraduate | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | | Professional & Vocational | |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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| Imprint |
Sheffield Academic Press
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| Publication Date |
1 November 1993 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This challenging provocative book argues that there was in ancient Israel a considerable degree of overlap between the worship of the sun and of Yahweh-even that Yahweh was worshipped as the sun in some contexts. As an object created not by humankind but by God himself, the sun as an object of veneration lay outside the bounds of the second commandment and was considered by many to be an appropriate 'icon' of Yahweh of Hosts. Through its ivestigation of 'solar Yahwism', this book offers fresh insight into several passages (e.g.Genesis 1;32.23-33; Joshua 10.12-14; 1 Kings 8.12; Ezekiel 8.16-18; Psalms 19;104) and archaeological data regarding the orientations of Yawistic temples, the "lmlk" jar handles ,horse figurines, and the Taanach cult stand. The book argues that the struggle between Yahweh and other deities in ancint Israel took place within the context of the development of Yahwism itself.
Author Biography
J. Glen Taylor is Assistant Professor of Old Testament and Dean of Students at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto.
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