Ep. 11: The Gods of Israel

Before we get to the end of Ahab and Jezebel, let's finally introduce Yahweh, the god of Israel, and compare him to Ba'al and El, his predecessors.  RIP Ka - check out his album Descendants of Cain. Bibliography: Coogan, Smith, et al - 'The Oxford Companion to the Bible'; Theodore J. Lewis - 'The Origin and Character of God';  John Barton - 'A History of the Bible';  Daniel McClellan - 'YHWH's Divine Images';  Annette Yoshiko Reed - 'Demons, Angels, and Writing in Ancient Judaism';  Francesca Stavrakopoulou - 'God: An Anatomy';  Andrew George - 'The Epic of Gilgamesh';  John Day - 'Yahweh and the Gods and Goddesses of Canaan';  Christian Frevel - 'History of Ancient Israel';  Robert Alter - 'The Hebrew Bible: A Translation With Commentary';  Mario Liverani - 'Israel's History and the History of Israel';  Marc van de Mieroop - 'A History of the Ancient Near East';  Christian Frevel - 'When and from Where did YHWH Emerge?';  Van Der Toorn, Becking, et al - 'Dictionary of Deities and Demons in the Bible';  Berlin, Brettler, Fishbane, et al - 'The Jewish Study Bible';  Nissim Amzallag - 'YHWH: The Kenite God of Metallurgy';  https://library.biblicalarchaeology.org/sidebar/does-the-bible-disapprove-of-masseboth/ Chrissy Hansen - 'Why You're Incorrect About "Yahweh and His Asherah"' https://isthatinthebible.wordpress.com/2018/07/10/bethel-the-forgotten-god-of-israel/ https://x.com/shutupmikeginn/status/403359911481839617?lang=en