YHWH: A Storm-God of Hosea?: The Beginning of Yahwism in Light of the Book of Hosea
The original profile of YHWH is a much-discussed issue of research, YHWH being defined mostly as either an El-like or a Baal-like deity. Scholars are investigating older texts of the Hebrew Bible that might reflect relevant imagery. The Book of Hosea is a neglected corpus in this discussion. However...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2022
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Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
Year: 2022, Volume: 36, Issue: 2, Pages: 236-254 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jahwe
/ Hosea 784 BC/725
/ Bull
/ Figurative language
/ Beginning (Philosophy)
/ Rise of
/ Prehistory
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HD Early Judaism HH Archaeology |
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| Summary: | The original profile of YHWH is a much-discussed issue of research, YHWH being defined mostly as either an El-like or a Baal-like deity. Scholars are investigating older texts of the Hebrew Bible that might reflect relevant imagery. The Book of Hosea is a neglected corpus in this discussion. However, the book contains North-Israelite traditions and concepts from the 8th century BCE that preserve and reflect an earlier stage of the YHWH-cult. If the imagery of the book could be traced back to a single, fundamental god-type, that could be a hint at the original character of YHWH. This article ventures to catalog, analyze, and evaluate the imagery of the book, to ultimately propose an original god-type for YHWH. |
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| ISSN: | 1502-7244 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Scandinavian journal of the Old Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/09018328.2022.2114186 |