TY - BOOK AU - Day, John TI - Molech, a god of human sacrifice in the Old Testament: / T2 - University of Cambridge oriental publications SN - 97805213647440521364744 AV - BL1605.M6 .D39 1989 PY - 1989/// CY - New York : PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Moloch (Semitic deity)Human sacrifice -- Biblical teaching.Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - 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 ER -