The origins of biblical monotheism [[electronic resource] ] : Israel's polytheistic background and the Ugaritic texts / / Mark S. Smith |
Autore | Smith Mark S. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 296.3/11/0901 |
Soggetto topico |
God - Biblical teaching
Ugaritic literature - Relation to the Old Testament Monotheism - Palestine - History of doctrines God (Judaism) - History of doctrines Gods, Semitic |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-516768-6
0-19-803081-9 9786610473267 1-4237-2650-2 1-280-47326-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations, Terms, and Sigla; Introduction; 1. The Scope of This Study; 2. Issues in Discussing Monotheism and Polytheism; 3. Problems with the Term ""Canaanite""; 4. More Cautionary Notes: Literature, History, Theology, Myth; PART I: THE STRUCTURES OF DIVINITY; 1 Anthropomorphic Deities and Divine Monsters; 1. Place: Near, Foreign, and Far; 2. Blessing at Home and Abroad versus Destruction; 3. Animals: Domesticated versus Monsters; 4. The Head God and His Beloved Monsters; 5. Israelite Cosmic Enemies Tamed and Denied; 2 The Divine Council; 1. The Language of Council
2. The Assemblies of El and Baal3. The Divine Council and Its Four Tiers; 4. Israel and the Tiers of the Pantheon; 3 The Divine Family; 1. The Four Tiers of the Divine Household; 2. The Royal Patriarchal Household as Model for the Pantheon; 3. The Astral Background of El's Family in Ugaritic and Israelite Literatures and Baal's Outsider Status; 4 Pluralities, Pairings, and Other Divine Relations; 1. Baal, Resheph, Yahweh, and Their Retinues; 2. Dead Rephaim and Kings, and the Power of Death in Life; 3. Pairings: Making Associations 4. Divine Possession and the Problem of Yahweh and His Consort5. Re-presentation of Divinity: Athtart as the ""Name of Baal""; 6. Divinized Qualities of Deities; 7. Extension of Divinity: Cultic Places and Things; 8. Afterword: The Conceptual Unity of Ugaritic Polytheism; PART II: CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINITY; 5 The Traits of Deities; 1. Strength and Size; 2. Body and Gender; 3. Holiness; 4. Immortality; 5. Postscript: Divine and Human Life (Or, My Breakfast with Shulamit); 6 The Life and Death of Baal; 1. Frazer's Hypothesis about ""Dying and Rising Gods""; 2. Problems with the Category 3. The So-Called Dying and Rising Gods4. Foundations for a Theory of Baal's Death and Return to Life; 5. The Conceptual Ideology in Baal's Life and Death; 6. The Mythology of Death and the God of Israel; PART III: THE ORIGINS OF MONOTHEISM IN THE BIBLE; 7 El, Yahweh, and the Original God of IsraEL and the Exodus; 1. El in the Bronze Age; 2. El in Iron Age Phoenicia; 3. El in Iron Age Aram and Transjordan; 4. El in Iron Age Israel; 5. Was El Israel's Original God?; 6. The Question of Yahweh's Original Character; 7. Was El the Original God of the Exodus? 8 The Emergence of Monotheistic Rhetoric in Ancient Judah1. Defining Monotheism; 2. The Relative Infrequency and Rhetorical Purpose of Monotheistic Statements; 3. The Prior Context of Judean Discourse about Divinity; 4. The National God and Royal Ideology; 5. The Social and Historical Context of Monotheism; 9 The Formation of Monotheistic Theologies in Biblical Literature; 1. Creation, Paradise, and the Priesthood; 2. Wisdom and the Levites; 3. Apocalyptic Literature: The Case of Daniel 7; 4. From ""Canaanite Myth"" to Biblical Monotheism?; 10 Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55 1. The Polemical Context of Isaiah 40-55 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465165003321 |
Smith Mark S. <1955-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The origins of biblical monotheism [[electronic resource] ] : Israel's polytheistic background and the Ugaritic texts / / Mark S. Smith |
Autore | Smith Mark S. <1955-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 296.3/11/0901 |
Soggetto topico |
God - Biblical teaching
Ugaritic literature - Relation to the Old Testament Monotheism - Palestine - History of doctrines God (Judaism) - History of doctrines Gods, Semitic |
ISBN |
0-19-516768-6
0-19-803081-9 9786610473267 1-4237-2650-2 1-280-47326-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations, Terms, and Sigla; Introduction; 1. The Scope of This Study; 2. Issues in Discussing Monotheism and Polytheism; 3. Problems with the Term ""Canaanite""; 4. More Cautionary Notes: Literature, History, Theology, Myth; PART I: THE STRUCTURES OF DIVINITY; 1 Anthropomorphic Deities and Divine Monsters; 1. Place: Near, Foreign, and Far; 2. Blessing at Home and Abroad versus Destruction; 3. Animals: Domesticated versus Monsters; 4. The Head God and His Beloved Monsters; 5. Israelite Cosmic Enemies Tamed and Denied; 2 The Divine Council; 1. The Language of Council
2. The Assemblies of El and Baal3. The Divine Council and Its Four Tiers; 4. Israel and the Tiers of the Pantheon; 3 The Divine Family; 1. The Four Tiers of the Divine Household; 2. The Royal Patriarchal Household as Model for the Pantheon; 3. The Astral Background of El's Family in Ugaritic and Israelite Literatures and Baal's Outsider Status; 4 Pluralities, Pairings, and Other Divine Relations; 1. Baal, Resheph, Yahweh, and Their Retinues; 2. Dead Rephaim and Kings, and the Power of Death in Life; 3. Pairings: Making Associations 4. Divine Possession and the Problem of Yahweh and His Consort5. Re-presentation of Divinity: Athtart as the ""Name of Baal""; 6. Divinized Qualities of Deities; 7. Extension of Divinity: Cultic Places and Things; 8. Afterword: The Conceptual Unity of Ugaritic Polytheism; PART II: CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINITY; 5 The Traits of Deities; 1. Strength and Size; 2. Body and Gender; 3. Holiness; 4. Immortality; 5. Postscript: Divine and Human Life (Or, My Breakfast with Shulamit); 6 The Life and Death of Baal; 1. Frazer's Hypothesis about ""Dying and Rising Gods""; 2. Problems with the Category 3. The So-Called Dying and Rising Gods4. Foundations for a Theory of Baal's Death and Return to Life; 5. The Conceptual Ideology in Baal's Life and Death; 6. The Mythology of Death and the God of Israel; PART III: THE ORIGINS OF MONOTHEISM IN THE BIBLE; 7 El, Yahweh, and the Original God of IsraEL and the Exodus; 1. El in the Bronze Age; 2. El in Iron Age Phoenicia; 3. El in Iron Age Aram and Transjordan; 4. El in Iron Age Israel; 5. Was El Israel's Original God?; 6. The Question of Yahweh's Original Character; 7. Was El the Original God of the Exodus? 8 The Emergence of Monotheistic Rhetoric in Ancient Judah1. Defining Monotheism; 2. The Relative Infrequency and Rhetorical Purpose of Monotheistic Statements; 3. The Prior Context of Judean Discourse about Divinity; 4. The National God and Royal Ideology; 5. The Social and Historical Context of Monotheism; 9 The Formation of Monotheistic Theologies in Biblical Literature; 1. Creation, Paradise, and the Priesthood; 2. Wisdom and the Levites; 3. Apocalyptic Literature: The Case of Daniel 7; 4. From ""Canaanite Myth"" to Biblical Monotheism?; 10 Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55 1. The Polemical Context of Isaiah 40-55 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910792242103321 |
Smith Mark S. <1955-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The origins of biblical monotheism : Israel's polytheistic background and the Ugaritic texts / / Mark S. Smith |
Autore | Smith Mark S. <1955-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (344 p.) |
Disciplina | 296.3/11/0901 |
Soggetto topico |
God - Biblical teaching
Ugaritic literature - Relation to the Old Testament Monotheism - Palestine - History of doctrines God (Judaism) - History of doctrines Gods, Semitic |
ISBN |
0-19-516768-6
0-19-803081-9 9786610473267 1-4237-2650-2 1-280-47326-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Abbreviations, Terms, and Sigla; Introduction; 1. The Scope of This Study; 2. Issues in Discussing Monotheism and Polytheism; 3. Problems with the Term ""Canaanite""; 4. More Cautionary Notes: Literature, History, Theology, Myth; PART I: THE STRUCTURES OF DIVINITY; 1 Anthropomorphic Deities and Divine Monsters; 1. Place: Near, Foreign, and Far; 2. Blessing at Home and Abroad versus Destruction; 3. Animals: Domesticated versus Monsters; 4. The Head God and His Beloved Monsters; 5. Israelite Cosmic Enemies Tamed and Denied; 2 The Divine Council; 1. The Language of Council
2. The Assemblies of El and Baal3. The Divine Council and Its Four Tiers; 4. Israel and the Tiers of the Pantheon; 3 The Divine Family; 1. The Four Tiers of the Divine Household; 2. The Royal Patriarchal Household as Model for the Pantheon; 3. The Astral Background of El's Family in Ugaritic and Israelite Literatures and Baal's Outsider Status; 4 Pluralities, Pairings, and Other Divine Relations; 1. Baal, Resheph, Yahweh, and Their Retinues; 2. Dead Rephaim and Kings, and the Power of Death in Life; 3. Pairings: Making Associations 4. Divine Possession and the Problem of Yahweh and His Consort5. Re-presentation of Divinity: Athtart as the ""Name of Baal""; 6. Divinized Qualities of Deities; 7. Extension of Divinity: Cultic Places and Things; 8. Afterword: The Conceptual Unity of Ugaritic Polytheism; PART II: CHARACTERISTICS OF DIVINITY; 5 The Traits of Deities; 1. Strength and Size; 2. Body and Gender; 3. Holiness; 4. Immortality; 5. Postscript: Divine and Human Life (Or, My Breakfast with Shulamit); 6 The Life and Death of Baal; 1. Frazer's Hypothesis about ""Dying and Rising Gods""; 2. Problems with the Category 3. The So-Called Dying and Rising Gods4. Foundations for a Theory of Baal's Death and Return to Life; 5. The Conceptual Ideology in Baal's Life and Death; 6. The Mythology of Death and the God of Israel; PART III: THE ORIGINS OF MONOTHEISM IN THE BIBLE; 7 El, Yahweh, and the Original God of IsraEL and the Exodus; 1. El in the Bronze Age; 2. El in Iron Age Phoenicia; 3. El in Iron Age Aram and Transjordan; 4. El in Iron Age Israel; 5. Was El Israel's Original God?; 6. The Question of Yahweh's Original Character; 7. Was El the Original God of the Exodus? 8 The Emergence of Monotheistic Rhetoric in Ancient Judah1. Defining Monotheism; 2. The Relative Infrequency and Rhetorical Purpose of Monotheistic Statements; 3. The Prior Context of Judean Discourse about Divinity; 4. The National God and Royal Ideology; 5. The Social and Historical Context of Monotheism; 9 The Formation of Monotheistic Theologies in Biblical Literature; 1. Creation, Paradise, and the Priesthood; 2. Wisdom and the Levites; 3. Apocalyptic Literature: The Case of Daniel 7; 4. From ""Canaanite Myth"" to Biblical Monotheism?; 10 Monotheism in Isaiah 40-55 1. The Polemical Context of Isaiah 40-55 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818577903321 |
Smith Mark S. <1955-> | ||
New York, : Oxford University Press, 2001 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Storm-God in the Ancient Near East / by Alberto R.W. Green |
Autore | Green Alberto Ravinell Whitney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | xviii, 363 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 291.2/11/09394 |
Collana | Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego |
Soggetto topico |
Windgott
Wettergott - Alter Orient Wettergott - Orient (alter) Windgott - Orient (alter) Storm gods Religion Gods, Semitic Storm gods - Middle East |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 1-57506-537-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456755303321 |
Green Alberto Ravinell Whitney | ||
Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The Storm-God in the Ancient Near East / by Alberto R.W. Green |
Autore | Green Alberto Ravinell Whitney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | xviii, 363 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 291.2/11/09394 |
Collana | Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego |
Soggetto topico |
Windgott
Wettergott - Alter Orient Wettergott - Orient (alter) Windgott - Orient (alter) Storm gods Religion Gods, Semitic Storm gods - Middle East |
ISBN | 1-57506-537-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781308803321 |
Green Alberto Ravinell Whitney | ||
Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
The Storm-God in the Ancient Near East / by Alberto R.W. Green |
Autore | Green Alberto Ravinell Whitney |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | xviii, 363 p. : ill., maps |
Disciplina | 291.2/11/09394 |
Collana | Biblical and Judaic studies from the University of California, San Diego |
Soggetto topico |
Windgott
Wettergott - Alter Orient Wettergott - Orient (alter) Windgott - Orient (alter) Storm gods Religion Gods, Semitic Storm gods - Middle East |
ISBN | 1-57506-537-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819896603321 |
Green Alberto Ravinell Whitney | ||
Winona Lake, Ind. : , : Eisenbrauns, , 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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