Yahweh: origin of a desert God

Recognizing the absence of a God named Yahweh outside of ancient Israel, this study addresses the related questions of Yahweh's origins and the biblical claim that there were Yahweh-worshipers other than the Israelite people. Beginning with the Hebrew Bible, with an exhaustive survey of ancient...

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Main Author: Miller, Robert D. 1966-2023 (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Göttingen Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2021
In: Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments (Band 284)
Year: 2021
Reviews:[Rezension von: Miller, Robert D., Yahweh: origin of a desert God] (2021) (Leuenberger, Martin, 1973 -)
[Rezension von: Miller, Robert D., Yahweh: origin of a desert God] (2022) (Pinto, Sebastiano)
[Rezension von: Miller, Robert D., Yahweh: origin of a desert God] (2022) (Scandroglio, Massimiliano, 1977 -)
[Rezension von: Miller, Robert D., Yahweh: origin of a desert God] (2022) (Hodges, Daniel)
[Rezension von: Miller, Robert D., Yahweh: origin of a desert God] (2022) (Otto, Eckart, 1944 -)
Edition:1. Auflage 2021
Series/Journal:Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments Band 284
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jahwe / Israel (Antiquity) / Ancient Orient / Cult / Rise of
B Name of God / Judaism / Old Testament
Further subjects:B Wüstengott
B Altes Testament
B Jahwe
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:Recognizing the absence of a God named Yahweh outside of ancient Israel, this study addresses the related questions of Yahweh's origins and the biblical claim that there were Yahweh-worshipers other than the Israelite people. Beginning with the Hebrew Bible, with an exhaustive survey of ancient Near Eastern literature and inscriptions discovered by archaeology, and using anthropology to reconstruct religious practices and beliefs of ancient Edom and Midian, this study proposes an answer. Yahweh-worshiping Midianites of the Early Iron Age brought their deity along with metallurgy into ancient Palestine and the Israelite people.
ISBN:3666540864
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.13109/9783666540868