The Solar Nature of Yahweh
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The Solar Nature of Yahweh

Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity

  1. 241 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Solar Nature of Yahweh

Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity

About this book

In The Solar Nature of Yahweh: Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity, the original nature of the chief god of the Hebrew Bible, Yahweh, is reexamined. Daniel Sarlo challenges the current consensus that Yahweh was initially a storm god by examining the relevant biblical texts and comparing them with Ancient Near Eastern texts, ultimately arguing that Yahweh was a solar deity. The implication of this research is that Yahweh was not a minor god who gradually accumulated characteristics to become the head of the ancient Israelite pantheon, but rather a significant god from the very beginning, or at least before the inception of the United Monarchy.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. Abbreviations
  9. Introduction
  10. Part I: Yahweh, the Storm God?
  11. Chapter 1: Yahweh’s Storm Characteristics
  12. Chapter 2: The “Solarization” of Yahweh
  13. Part II: Yahweh, the Sun God
  14. Chapter 3: Sun Gods of the Ancient Near East
  15. Chapter 4: Yahweh’s Solar Characteristics
  16. Chapter 5: Proof of Concept: An Ancient Yahwistic Mountain Epiphany (Deut 33:2–3)
  17. Conclusions
  18. Bibliography
  19. Subject Index
  20. Scripture Index
  21. About the Author