Book contents
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Ancient Near East
- 1 Mesopotamian Gods
- 2 Hittite Gods
- 3 Egyptian Gods
- 4 Levantine Gods
- 5 Synthesizing the Ancient Near Eastern Divine Sphere
- Part II Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
- Bibliography
- Index
1 - Mesopotamian Gods
from Part I - The Ancient Near East
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
- 1 Mesopotamian Gods
- 2 Hittite Gods
- 3 Egyptian Gods
- 4 Levantine Gods
- 5 Synthesizing the Ancient Near Eastern Divine Sphere
- Part II Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 1 posits constellations as an interpretive lens through which to view complex and context-specific Mesopotamian gods and argues that major gods often compete by co-opting aspects of other deities.
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- Yahweh among the GodsThe Divine in Genesis, Exodus, and the Ancient Near East, pp. 11 - 61Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022