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This volume comprises an analysis of 112 divine epithets occurring in the alphabetic cuneiform texts from Ras Shamra and Ras Ibn Hani. It is intended to encompass all the epithets of the individual Ugaritic deities, semi-divine, and demonic beings, both good and evil, attested in the published texts. The epithets are profound expressions of the religious views of the ancient Ugaritians and their comprehension is essential for understanding the role, character, and status of the various deities in the Ugaritic pantheon. Particular attention has been paid to parallel divine epithets in Akkadian, biblical Hebrew, and classical Arabic.

Ugaritic language --- Gods, Ugaritic. --- Ougaritique (Langue) --- Dieux ougaritiques --- Epithets. --- Epithètes --- Gods, Ugaritic --- Epithets --- Epithètes --- Ugaritic gods --- Semitic languages, Northwest --- Epitheta --- Goden. --- Oegaritisch. --- Oegarit. --- Ugaritic language - Epithets

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The issue of how to represent God is a concern both ancient and contemporary. In this wide-ranging and authoritative study, renowned biblical scholar Mark Smith investigates the symbols, meanings, and narratives in the Hebrew Bible, Ugaritic texts, and ancient iconography, which attempt to describe deities in relation to humans. Smith uses a novel approach to show how the Bible depicts God in human and animal forms—and sometimes both together. Mediating between the ancients’ theories and the work of modern thinkers, Smith’s boldly original work uncovers the foundational understandings of deities and space.

Anthropomorphism. --- Space --- Image of God. --- Gods, Ugaritic. --- Ugaritic literature --- Symbolism in the Bible. --- God --- Religious aspects. --- Relation to the Old Testament. --- Bible teaching. --- Attributes. --- Bible. --- Criticism, interpretation, etc. --- Criticism, Narrative. --- Anthropomorphism --- Image of God --- Gods, Ugaritic --- Symbolism in the Bible --- Religious aspects --- Relation to the Old Testament --- Biblical teaching --- Attributes