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The Origins of Yahwism
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Edited by:
Jürgen van Oorschot
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English
Published/Copyright:
2017
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This compendium examines the origins of the God Yahweh, his place in the Syrian-Palestinian and Northern Arabian pantheon during the bronze and iron ages, and the beginnings of the cultic veneration of Yahweh. Contributors analyze the epigraphic and archeological evidence, apply fundamental considerations from the cultural and religious sciences, and analyze the relevant Old Testament texts.
Author / Editor information
Markus Witte, Humboldt-University of Berlin and Jürgen van Oorschot, University of Erlangen, Germany.
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Frontmatter
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Table of Contents
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Introduction
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The Divine Name *Yahwa
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YHWH’s Original Character: Questions about an Unknown God
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The Beginnings of Yahwism from an Assyriological Perspective
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The Origins and Beginnings of the Worship of YHWH: The Iconographic Evidence
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The Tetragrammaton in Egyptian Sources – Facts and Fiction
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The Origin of YHWH and its Attestation
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Three Theses on the Early History of Israel
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YHWH’s Provenance from the South A New Evaluation of the Arguments pro and contra
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“I am YHWH your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt” (Exod 20:2) Reflections on the Status of the Exodus Creed in the History of Israel and the Literary History of the Hebrew Bible
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The Origins of YHWH in Light of the Earliest Psalms
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God and the Gods in the Tetrateuch
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The Origins of Yahwism from the Perspective of Deuteronomism
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The Beginnings of YHWH and “Longing for the Origin” A historico-hermeneutical query
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Bibliography
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Authors
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Index of Modern Authors
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Index of Subjects and Names
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Index of Ancient Sources
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eBook published on:
June 26, 2017
eBook ISBN:
9783110448221
Hardcover published on:
June 26, 2017
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110425383
Paperback published on:
July 8, 2019
Paperback ISBN:
9783110656701
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Front matter:
12
Main content:
360
eBook ISBN:
9783110448221
Hardcover ISBN:
9783110425383
Paperback ISBN:
9783110656701
Audience(s) for this book
Alttestamentler, Bibelwissenschaftler, Altorientalisten, Religionswissenschaftler, Judaisten, Althistoriker
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