New PDF release: The God of Mount Carmel: The Contending views associeted to

Baal is the second one deity pointed out after YHWH within the outdated testomony. This Semitic god has frequently been in clash with YHWH within the previous testomony. as a rule, the Hebrew Bible pointed out in basic terms Baal. as a result, there are various forms of Baal (Baal Haddad, Baal Melqart, Baal Shamin). within the Ordeal of the Biblical Mount Carmel in I Kings 18, YHWH and Baal have been invited to turn out their strength, and ship fireplace which was once to come back to eat (holacaust) the items of bull put on the altar. The loser during this contest will be the impostor deity. Which Baal between 3 (Baal Haddad, Baal Melqart, Baal Shamin) was once the competitor of YHWH on Mount Carmel? There are 3 assumptions.
In this Ph.D Thesis, Samson N’Taadjèl KAGMATCHÉ, undertakes this paintings utilizing the HB and the LXX (biblical facts) to appreciate the textual content of 1Kings 18 and understand the Baal invoked during this textual content. The extra-biblical facts reviews are: (iconographies, epigraphs, Akkadian, and Ugarit sources). He research the character and features of every deity (Baal Shamin, Baal Haddad, and Baal-Melqart). He highlights all assumptions and arguments with their strengths and weaknesses. in regards to the Baal of the Mount Carmel, the competitor of YHWH, this study exhibits exterior evidences, the old context, and inner evidences and likewise the Ordeal components of the Biblical Mount Carmel, (1 Kgs 18:1-46). He summarizes that at last, a few proof of Baal Melqart and a few info in 1Kings 18 make a case for the grasp of Tyre (Baal Melqart).