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Twilight of the gods : polytheism in the Hebrew Bible / David Penchansky.

Title
Twilight of the gods : polytheism in the Hebrew Bible / David Penchansky.
Author
Penchansky, David.
Publication
Louisville, Ky. : Westminster John Knox Press, c2005.

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Description
xii, 108 p.; 23 cm.
Subject
  • Bible. > Criticism, interpretation, etc
  • Goddesses in the Bible
  • Gods in the Bible
  • Gods, Semitic
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 93-100) and indexes.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The gods of ancient Israel. The wrath of Chemosh: when Yahweh lost a war -- Miqreh: happenstance in ancient Israel -- Bĕnê ʼElōhîm: the divine council in the Hebrew Bible -- The dissolution of the divine council -- Anti-idol polemic: an attack on the gods of Israel -- The goddesses of ancient Israel. Hokmah and the ideology of monotheism -- Lady Zion: the beautiful goddess -- Asherah and archaeology.
ISBN
0664228852 (alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2005043315
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library