David Dalton
2024-04-19 00:19:41 UTC
Do you know of any biblical, historical, or archaeological
evidence that Yahweh was initially a solar deity?
From a google of
Is Yahweh a sun god? ,
the following book turns up as first hit:
The Solar Nature of Yahweh
Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity
Daniel Sarlo
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.
evidence that Yahweh was initially a solar deity?
From a google of
Is Yahweh a sun god? ,
the following book turns up as first hit:
The Solar Nature of Yahweh
Reconsidering the Identity of the Ancient Israelite Deity
Daniel Sarlo
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.
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David Dalton ***@nfld.com https://www.nfld.com/~dalton (home page)
https://www.nfld.com/~dalton/dtales.html Salmon on the Thorns (mystic page)
“Mary walks down to the water’s edge and there she hangs Her head to
find herself faded a shadow of what she once was" (Sarah McLachlan)