Elyon / "Most High" is a biblical designation for God whose semantics are obvious. Given the attestation of a deity Elyon in neighbouring cultures and the peculiarities of the references especially in the Pentateuch, the question arises as to what was expressed by the biblical use of Elyon for the God of ancient Israel.
Elyon / "Most High" is a biblical designation for God whose semantics are obvious. Given the attestation of a deity Elyon in neighbouring cultures and the peculiarities of the references especially in the Pentateuch, the question arises as to what was expressed by the biblical use of Elyon for the God of ancient Israel.
Anna Elise Zernecke
Geboren 1975; 2010 Promotion (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz); 2018 Habilitation und Erteilung der Venia legendi für das Fach Altes Testament (Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz); Professorin für Religionsgeschichte des Alten Testaments und Archäologie Syrien-Palästinas an der Theologischen Fakultät der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel.
Religionsgeschichte Gottesnamen Monotheismus Epitheton