How is the translation on these from old testament to new testament?
is it possible that EL is a different God entirely being described in the old testament than yahweh in the new testament?
i was also wondering of the canaanite God.
who is their God is was there a chance it was El and the same God of the old testament?
i am having trouble with the different references of God in the bible, basically. And am starting to wonder if they are all the same God being described.
Or yeshua.
Im "God" confused....
El, elohim, and even god, are all generic terms. At the same time, just like God (a proper noun), can refer to one specific god, El could also refer to a specific god. El can refer to the supreme god. So, in Hebrew, when we see the term El, and it is either with a definite article, or when used in the singular, refers to the same deity that is referenced as Yahweh, or God. Elohim is the same here.
Now, really, it all is based on context. Elohim, and El, even though they can refer to God, they can also refer to other gods. And this is true in other semitic languages as well (from that time of course). We can look through a number of different religions, from that area that used a semitic language, that used the words El or Elohim in order to reference a particular god, or various gods. Really, it comes down to context.
The Canaanite high god was El. Basically, it was like calling a god, God. El was the high god, but el could also refer to a different god. Again, it is based on context.
Some believe that El (the high god) influenced the ideas of the early Hebrews. Some would go as far as claiming that Abraham followed El (which is somewhat funny, as many of those same people would then argue that Abraham didn't exist). The argument is primarily based on the idea that the Canaanite high god was named El. However, El can be used to refer to any supreme god. In fact, even after Judaism went from polytheism, to monolatry, and eventually pure monotheism, God was still called El. Which makes sense. It is much like us calling the Abrahamic god, God.
Now, it is probable that Canaanite religion, and that includes their pantheon of gods, influenced early Hebrew thought. I wouldn't say that they took the Canaanite high god El, and transformed it into the Hebrew God. But they most likely were influenced by such. And it is probable that some early Hebrews also worshipped the Canaanite high god El.
Yahweh, or the Hebrew God, seems to have probably been a local deity though. Many deities were seen to be effective in only a certain area. So say you lived in one area, you would pray and worship that god. Then if you traveled somewhere else, you would probably then pray to that god. We actually get hints of this in the OT. Yahweh (the Hebrew God), eventually ended up being seen as a universal god.
I hope that was clear. If not, I can clear up anything you want.