Yahweh, Yeshuaʿ and the Gods of Ugarit: ʾEl the Supreme God

Yahweh, Yeshuaʿ and the Gods of Ugarit: ʾEl the Supreme God (Corrected) 14 propositions by Dr. Galen Currah Biblical quotations taken from the English Standard Version (2016) Original music by Natrix (2018) 4 Presuppositions This video assumes four ideas that seem to be true, and underlie my 14 propositions. ● The Hebrew Bible and Canaanite texts share the name of the supreme God: ʾEl. ● The Canaanite ʾIl and the biblical ʾEl are the same supreme God. ● The name Yahweh was neither Canaanite nor Mesopotamian, originating with the Hebrews. ● Both Yahweh (יהוה) and Yeshuaʿ (ישוע, Jesus) assert their superiority over all gods other than ʾEl. Origins of the three names The name ʾEl derives from an archaic, Proto-Semitic, biliteral ʾl, meaning “god”. The name Yahweh = ִיהוה, means “He Is,” being the third person singular of the verb היה or הוה “to be,” of which אהוה, “I Am,” is the first person singular. Exodus 3:14-15 The name Yeshuaʿ = ישוע is a common alternative form of the na