Molech, a god of human sacrifice in the Old Testament - Day, John (New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989)
Introduction; 1. Molech: divine name or sacrificial term?; 2. The nature of the Molech cult and the meaning of Topheth; 3. The background and identity of Molech and his relationship to Yahweh; 4. Passages where allusions to Molech have sometimes wrongly been found; Summary and conclusions; Appendix: Classical and patristic references to Phoenician and Carthaginian human sacrifice; Bibliography; Indexes.
Keywords: Moloch (Semitic deity)Human sacrifice -- Biblical teaching.Bible. Old Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc