: Cho examines the family relationships between high gods and these lesser entities, noting how the biblical tradition simplified or "demythologized" these connections. Why It Matters
: The book explores how lesser deities were organized into a hierarchy under a chief god (El in Ugarit, Yahweh in Israel). Lesser Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the He...
: Entities like Gupan and Ugar in Ugaritic myth are compared to the divine messengers ( ) of the Hebrew Bible. : Cho examines the family relationships between high
: Characters like Qadesh-and-Amurr are analyzed alongside biblical warrior figures like Michael. Lesser Deities in the Ugaritic Texts and the He...
Cho argues that characters we often label as "angels" in the biblical tradition actually share the same nature and roles as the lesser gods in the Ugaritic pantheon.