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008			710125s1968 nyu b 000 0 eng
010			_a 68022541
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dOCoLC
050	0	0	_aBM 170 _b.A4 1969
082	0	0	_a296
100	1		_aAlbright, William Foxwell, _d1891-1971. _946385
245	1	0	_aYahweh and the gods of Canaan; _ba historical analysis of two contrasting faiths /
260			_aGarden City, N.Y., _bDoubleday, _c1969.
300			_axiv, 294 p. _c18 cm.
350			_a6.95
490	1		_aThe Jordan lectures, 1965
504			_aBibliographical footnotes.
505			_aContents:
505			_a I. Verse and prose in early Israelite tradition -- Poetry versus prose: their relative date and transmission -- Canaanite repetitive style -- Early Israelite repetitive style -- The JE complex -- The historical significance of archaic Hebrew verse II. The patriarchal background of Israel's faith -- Recent archaeological finds bearing on the patriarchal age -- Trade and commerce in the ancient East -- The patriarchal mode of life -- Hebrew and 'Apiru -- Mesopotamian cosmogony in Genesis -- Mesopotamian law in Hebrew tradition III. Canaanite religion in the Bronze Age -- The ethnic and cultural background of the Canaanites -- The nature of Canaanite religion: the epic pantheon -- The pantheon of Ugarit -- Some other Phoenician pantheons -- Miscellaneous beliefs, sanctuaries, and practices IV. The struggle between Yahweh and the gods of Canaan -- The Mosaic movement -- The antiquity of Mosaic law -- Early pagan vestiges in Hebrew literature: archaic demythologizing -- Some aspects of early Israelite cult V. The religious cultures of Israel and Phoenicia in periodic tension -- The prophetic movement in Israel -- Phoenicia and Phoenician higher culture -- Phoenician and Israelite religion in contact -- Phoenician hierophants and their metamorphoses -- Some major aspects of Phoenician literary influence in Israel.
520			_aSummary:
520			_aThis analysis of contrasting faiths places the religions of Canaan (later Phoenicia) and Israel in their historical settings, treating them as distinct, yet interacting, beliefs. As a prelude to the description of the two religions, the author traces the evolution of poetic style from the Patriarchal Age to the United Monarchy, showing the value of orally transmitted verse for the validation of early Biblical historical tradition. He then demonstrates the Mesopotamian origin of the Patriarchal clans with the aid of new cuneiform date, and shows a close connection between the movement of the Hebrews from the Euphrates Valley through Palestine into Egypt and the work of Moses. Special attention is paid to the early Hebrew family law, the case law of Israel, and the hygienic rules (which are older than commonly thought by scholars). The nature of the Canaanite-Phoenician religion is much clearer than it was a few years ago; its influence on Israel was both greater and less than is usually thought. But the relation was reciprocal, and both gained much in the exchange which set in about the tenth century and continued until the fifth century B.C.
650		0	_aJudaism _xHistory _yTo 70 A.D. _946386
650		0	_aCanaanites _xReligion. _946387
830		0	_aJordan lectures in comparative religion ; _v7. _946388
906			_a7 _bcbc _corignew _du _eocip _f19 _gy-gencatlg
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBM 170 _i.A4 1969
999			_c13130 _d13130