Debra Scoggins Ballentine

The Conflict Myth and the Biblical Tradition

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Conflict Myth and the Biblical Tradition, Debra Scoggins Ballentine analyzes the ancient west Asian theme of divine combat between a victorious warrior deity and his enemy, typically the sea or a sea dragon.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 157mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780199370252
• ISBN-10: 0199370257
• Artikelnr.: 47974681

Autorenporträt

Debra Scoggins Ballentine is an assistant professor in the Department of Religion at Rutgers, where she teaches courses on the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern religions.

Inhaltsangabe

* Acknowledgements
* I. Theorizing Myth in Ancient West Asian Studies
* Myth Theory
* Biblical Scholarship and the Category of Myth
* Terminology
* The Ancient West Asian Milieu and the Comparative Enterprise
* II. The Conflict Topos in Extant Narratives
* Anzu
* Enuma Elish
* Assur version of Enuma Elish
* Ba'lu Cycle
* Comparisons and Narrative Taxonomy
* Conclusion
* III. The Conflict Motif
* Victorious Warrior Deities: 'Anatu, Ba'lu, and Yahweh
* Yahweh's Combat against the Sea/Dragon and Its Relevance for Humans
* Divine Combat within Historiography: Combined Conflict and Exodus
Motifs
* Yahweh vs. Human Enemies: Combat with Contemporary "Dragons"
* The Temple
* The Conflict Motif and Royal Figures
* Conclusion
* IV. Continued Adaptation, The Conflict Motif and the Eschaton
* Hebrew Bible Eschatological Battles
* Revelation
* Jesus/Christos as the Divine Warrior
* Leviathan and Behemoth in the Eschaton and More Eschatological
Battles
* The "Holy One" vs. the Prince of the Sea
* Conclusion
* V. The Motif of Yahweh's Authority over the Sea and the Legitimacy of
Individuals: Claiming vs. Having Power over the Sea
* Jesus
* Antiochus IV Epiphanes
* Gamaliel
* Conclusion
* VI. Conclusion
* Leave "Chaos" Out of It
* The Conflict Topos, Distinctions and Comparisons
* Notes
* Bibliography
* Index