Day, John creator text xx New York Cambridge University Press 1989 9999 monographic und eng

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ix, 115 p. ; 23 cm. Introduction; 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. John Day Moloch (Semitic deity)Human sacrifice -- Biblical teaching.Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc BL1605.M6 .D39 1989 97805213647440521364744 220820