The faces of God
Subtitle: Canaanite mythology as Hebrew theology
By: Jacob Rabinowitz.
Publisher: Spring Publications
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Woodstock, CT
Language: eng
Number of pages: 116
Subjects: Bible. O.T. -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.; Gods, Canaanite.; God -- Biblical teaching.; Mythology, Canaanite -- Influence.; Middle Eastern literature -- Relation to the Old Testament.
Description: The Hebrew Bible stole with both hands from Canaanite myth (proof was dug up in Syria in 1928). Biblical scholars agreed to re-inter the evidence, to maintain the 'literal' truth of Scripture - be it as certain revelation or as dubious historical data. But the Bible is as full of Pagan mythology as a snake's egg is of snake. Here you'll find it cited in full: the sky-gods, world-mountains, war-goddesses and chaos-dragons - the secret heathen dreams of "Monotheism" - the hydra-head faces of God.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.