The Helpful God: A Reevaluation of the Etymology and Character of (ˀēl) šadday.
Both the role of the deity (El) Shadday in the religions of ancient Israel and the etymology of the name šadday remain poorly understood. In this article, I will propose a new etymology for the name šadday and then leverage this etymology into a better understanding of (El) Shadday's character. I ar...
| Published in: | Vetus Testamentum Vol. 69; no. 1; pp. 149 - 167 |
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2019
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