Biblical Molek Reassessed
In the ongoing debate about the meaning of the term mṓlek in the Bible, G. Heider has once again defended the position that the term represents a deity in all uses, presenting an expanded extra-biblical textual data base in his support. This article critiques his presentation, argumentation, and con...
| Published in: | Journal of the American Oriental Society |
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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American Oriental Society
[Oct. - Dec., 1987]
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Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Review of: | The cult of Molek (Sheffield : JSOT Press, 1985) (Edelman, Diana Vikander)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Book review
B Gods B molekh |
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| Summary: | In the ongoing debate about the meaning of the term mṓlek in the Bible, G. Heider has once again defended the position that the term represents a deity in all uses, presenting an expanded extra-biblical textual data base in his support. This article critiques his presentation, argumentation, and conclusions, and suggests that mlk had a more complex history of use than has been previously recognized, which may have embraced both meanings currently espoused, that of child sacrifice and that of deity name/epithet. |
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| Item Description: | ... nicht nur Gottesbezeichnung, sondern "espoused", "child sacrifice", "deity name / epithet" |
| ISSN: | 2169-2289 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Oriental Society, Journal of the American Oriental Society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/603310 |