Book contents
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Ancient Near East
- Part II Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
- 6 Yahweh
- 7 The Divine Cast of Characters
- 8 Yahweh among the Gods
- 9 Divine Access and Objects
- 10 Synthesis of Perspectives
- Bibliography
- Index
9 - Divine Access and Objects
from Part II - Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2022
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Yahweh among the Gods
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Ancient Near East
- Part II Non-Priestly Genesis and Exodus
- 6 Yahweh
- 7 The Divine Cast of Characters
- 8 Yahweh among the Gods
- 9 Divine Access and Objects
- 10 Synthesis of Perspectives
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Chapter 9 considers divine-human and human-divine communication alongside the ambivalent role of objects – such as altars, Jacob’s pillar, Moses’ staff, and the golden calf – in mediating divine access.
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- Yahweh among the GodsThe Divine in Genesis, Exodus, and the Ancient Near East, pp. 329 - 344Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022