volume 5, issue 2, 2013, pages 91-125

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsGYYY5927
Published online: 2013-12-01
Published in print: 2013-12-30

Abstract: How did the concept of Israeli deity evolve in the pre-exilic period? The answer should begin to be looked for as early as the Bronze Age Ugarit in the four tiers matrix pantheon and in the Iron Age it is necessary to take into account the “Canaanite heritage” of Israel. After the introductory characterization of “divinity” concept and concise presentation of the concepts of older Ugaritic and Canaanite deities the author focuses on the development of the concept of Israeli deity indifferent historical periods preceding the exile. She builds on the results of current scholars’ research, especially on the work of M. S. Smith, a professor at New York University.