01013nam a2200157Ia 4500008004100000020002900041041000800070050002600078100001500104245007300119260005100192300002600243490005600269505041100325650011900736220820s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a97805213647440521364744   aeng  aBL1605.M6 b.D39 1989  aDay, John  0aMolech, a god of human sacrifice in the Old Testamentb / cJohn Day  aNew York : bCambridge University Press,c1989  aix, 115 p.b;c23 cm.  aUniversity of Cambridge oriental publications ;v41  aIntroduction; 1. Molech: divine name or sacrificial term?; 2. The nature of the Molech cult and the meaning of Topheth; 3. The background and identity of Molech and his relationship to Yahweh; 4. Passages where allusions to Molech have sometimes wrongly been found; Summary and conclusions; Appendix: Classical and patristic references to Phoenician and Carthaginian human sacrifice; Bibliography; Indexes.  aMoloch (Semitic deity)Human sacrifice -- Biblical teaching.Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.