This is another wonderful piece of research. You have done valuable work. I can but share a footnote to your investigations. "When Jesus is called Lord, do we mean Yahweh or Baal?" Or the personality of the Pleroma? It seems to me that the Alexandrians crushed the dichotomy agonized by the desert tribes of the Levant.
The Triune God certainly does not include Yahweh who is a similitude of Yaldabaoth himself the creation of far greater powers than himself. This is an unpopular political opinion but nevertheless one that needs to be considered regardless of today's headlines.
Your contrast of Baal and Yahweh makes it clear that the objectives of Lord Christ and those of the brutal storm/war god Yahweh are incompatible.
Thank you for your positive feedback! I particularly like your suggestion: "When Jesus is called Lord, do we mean Yahweh or Baal?". I will keep this in mind for part 2. :) The clay tablets found at Ugarit have been a true blessing. An invaluable find, which helps us better understand the OT. Psalm 29 is almost a word for word copy from the Baal cycle.
Ebla may have been the foundational civilization in this area followed by the influence of the Thutmose III conquest and subsequent rule. Hebrew scholars have been loathed to consider the influence of these prior rulers especially the Egyptians who seem to be the Elephant in the room.
This is another wonderful piece of research. You have done valuable work. I can but share a footnote to your investigations. "When Jesus is called Lord, do we mean Yahweh or Baal?" Or the personality of the Pleroma? It seems to me that the Alexandrians crushed the dichotomy agonized by the desert tribes of the Levant.
The Triune God certainly does not include Yahweh who is a similitude of Yaldabaoth himself the creation of far greater powers than himself. This is an unpopular political opinion but nevertheless one that needs to be considered regardless of today's headlines.
Your contrast of Baal and Yahweh makes it clear that the objectives of Lord Christ and those of the brutal storm/war god Yahweh are incompatible.
Thank you for your positive feedback! I particularly like your suggestion: "When Jesus is called Lord, do we mean Yahweh or Baal?". I will keep this in mind for part 2. :) The clay tablets found at Ugarit have been a true blessing. An invaluable find, which helps us better understand the OT. Psalm 29 is almost a word for word copy from the Baal cycle.
Ebla may have been the foundational civilization in this area followed by the influence of the Thutmose III conquest and subsequent rule. Hebrew scholars have been loathed to consider the influence of these prior rulers especially the Egyptians who seem to be the Elephant in the room.