Divine Doppelgängers
YHWH’s Ancient Look-Alikes
$225.04
- Hardcover
280 pages
- Release Date
3 March 2020
Summary
The Bible says that YHWH alone is God and that there is none like him—but texts and artwork from antiquity show that many gods looked very similar. In this volume, scholars of the Hebrew Bible and its historical contexts address the problem of YHWH’s ancient look-alikes, providing recommendations for how Jews and Christians can think theologically about this challenge.
Sooner or later, whether in a religion class or a seminary course, students bump up against the fact that God—the bi…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781575067445 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1575067447 |
| Author: | Collin Cornell |
| Publisher: | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Imprint: | Eisenbrauns |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 3 March 2020 |
| Weight: | 544g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 24mm |
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Critics Review
“A thoughtful book that addresses the strong similarities and differences between Israel’s main deity, Yahweh, and other deities in ancient Israel and beyond (especially the Moabite god Chemosh). Readers will benefit from glimpsing the volume’s authors attempting to treat the fraught question of Yahweh’s apparent lack of uniqueness. The volume additionally discusses a number of related theological problems, including Christian supersessionism. A rich work.”
—Mark S. Smith, Helena Professor of Old Testament Literature and Exegesis, Princeton Theological Seminary
About The Author
Collin Cornell
Collin Cornell is Assistant Professor of Bible and Mission at Fuller Theological Seminary. He is the author of Divine Aggression in Psalms and Inscriptions: Vengeful Gods and Loyal Kings.
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