The Solar Nature of Yahweh

Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity

Daniel Sarlo (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

240 Seiten

2022
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
9781978714311 (ISBN)

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In this book, the original nature of the ancient Israelite god, Yahweh, is reconsidered. Daniel Sarlo challenges the current belief 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.

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.

Daniel Sarlo (Ph.D. in Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto) is currently an independent researcher.

Introduction

Part 1—Yahweh, the Storm God?

1. Yahweh’s Storm Characteristics
2. The “Solarization” of Yahweh

Part 2—Yahweh, the Sun God

3. Sun Gods of the Ancient Near East
4. Yahweh’s Solar Characteristics
5. Proof of Concept: An Ancient Yahwistic Mountain Epiphany (Deut 33:2–3)

6. Conclusions

Erscheinungsdatum	06.10.2022
Reihe/Serie	Coniectanea Biblica
Sprache	englisch
Maße	159 x 239 mm
Gewicht	513 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Bibelausgaben / Bibelkommentare
	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Judentum
ISBN-13	9781978714311 / 9781978714311
Zustand	Neuware