Book contents
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Ancient Near East
- Part II Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
- 6 Yahweh
- 7 The Divine Cast of Characters
- 8 Yahweh among the Gods
- 9 Divine Access and Objects
- 10 Synthesis of Perspectives
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - The Divine Cast of Characters
from Part II - Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2022
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Ancient Near East
- Part II Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
- 6 Yahweh
- 7 The Divine Cast of Characters
- 8 Yahweh among the Gods
- 9 Divine Access and Objects
- 10 Synthesis of Perspectives
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 7 examines the various potentially divine characters in the non-Priestly Pentateuch (such as the “gods,” angels, the serpent, cherubim, the sons of god, and the Destroyer), concluding with an assessment of the identity and common characteristic of the gods.
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- Yahweh among the GodsThe Divine in Genesis, Exodus, and the Ancient Near East, pp. 254 - 304Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022