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The faces of God : Canaanite mythology as Hebrew theology / Jacob Rabinowitz.

Title
The faces of God : Canaanite mythology as Hebrew theology / Jacob Rabinowitz.
Author
Rabinowitz, Jacob
Publication
Woodstock, CT : Spring Publications, 1998.

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Description
116 p.; 23 cm.
Summary
"The Hebrew Bible stole with both hands from Canaanite myth (proof was dug up in Syria in 1928). Biblical scholars agreed to re-inter the evidence, to maintain the 'literal' truth of Scripture - be it as certain revelation or as dubious historical data." "But the Bible is as full of Pagan mythology as a snake's egg is of snake. Here you'll find it cited in full: the sky-gods, world-mountains, war-goddesses and chaos-dragons - the secret heathen dreams of "Monotheism"--The hydra-head faces of God."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Gods, Canaanite
  • God > Biblical teaching
  • Mythology, Canaanite > Influence
  • Middle Eastern literature > Relation to the Old Testament
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-116)
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Ch. 1. El -- Ch. 2. Baal -- Ch. 3. The Center -- Ch. 4. Asherah and Anat.
ISBN
0882141171 (paperback)
LCCN
^^^98022427^
OCLC
  • 39069418
  • SCSB-12334493
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library