Lesser Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the Hebrew Bible

A Comparative Study of Their Nature and Roles

A comparative work on the nature and various roles of the lesser deities, the so-called angels, in the Ugaritic texts and the Hebrew Bible. Sang Youl Cho insists on the necessity for a comparative study between the two religious literatures from Ugarit and ancient Israel. The present study is interested in their membership in the heavenly council, their kinship among the deities, and their roles such as messengers, warriors, mediators, or servants, which have numerous similarities in the Ugaritic texts and the Old Testament.

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Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC

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SKU (ISBN): 978-1-59333-820-6

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Series: Gorgias Ugaritic Studies7

Publication Date: May 24,2013

Interior Color: Black

Trim Size: 6 x 9

Page Count: 382

Languages: English

ISBN: 978-1-59333-820-6

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A comparative work on the nature and various roles of the lesser deities, the so-called angels, in the Ugaritic texts and the Hebrew Bible. Sang Youl Cho agrees with and follows the traditional idea which insists on the necessity for a comparative study between the two religious literatures from Ugarit and ancient Israel. The present study is interested in their membership in the heavenly council, their kinship among the deities, and their roles such as messengers, warriors, mediators, guardians, chanters, or servants, which have numerous similarities, in the Ugaritic texts and the Old Testament.

Sang Youl Cho is an Assistant Pastor of Youngnak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Korea. He holds M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh. He has written extensively on general issues in Ugaritic and Old Testament studies.

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	Contributor	Biography
	Sang YoulCho	Sang Youl Cho is an Assistant Pastor of Youngnak Presbyterian Church in Seoul, Korea. He holds M.Div. and Th.M. degrees from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary and a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh. He has written extensively on general issues in Ugaritic and Old Testament studies.

Table of Contents (page 7)
Acknowledgments (page 15)
Abbreviations (page 17)
General Abbreviations (page 27)
Introduction (page 31)
1. Membership of Lesser Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the Hebrew Bible (page 39)
2. Kinship of Lesser Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the Hebrew Bible (page 109)
3. Messenger Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the Hebrew Bible (page 167)
4. Warrior Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the Hebrew Bible (page 231)
5. Other Lesser Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the Hebrew Bible (page 275)
Conclusion (page 323)
Bibliography (page 325)
General Index (page 375)
Index of Biblical References (page 377)
Index of Ugaritic References (page 381)

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