The splintered divine
Subtitle: a study of Is̆htar, Baal, and Yahweh divine names and divine multiplicity in the ancient Near East
By: Spencer Allen
Series: Studies in ancient Near Eastern records -- volume 5
Publisher: De Gruyter
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 457
ISBN-13: 9781614512936; 9781614512363; 9781501500220
Subjects: God; Comparative studies; Name; God (Judaism)
Description: "This book investigates the issue of the singularity versus the multiplicity of ancient Near Eastern deities who are known by a common first name but differentiated by their last names, or geographic epithets. It focuses primarily on the Ishtar divine names in Mesopotamia, Baal names in the Levant, and Yahweh names in Israel"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-341) and indexes.