God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea: Echoes of a Canaanite Myth in the Old TestamentThe Old Testament contains a number of interesting poetic references to God's conflict with a dragon, called by names such as Leviathan, Rahab or the twisting serpent, and with the sea. In this original contribution to the background and understanding of the Old Testament Dr Day undertakes a detailed and thorough examination of these allusions. Building on the discovery of the Ugaritic texts, he demonstrates a source for these references within Canaanite mythology. His study further explores the associations of the imagery. Sometimes in the Old Testament the dragon is associated with the creation of the world, or it becomes a symbol of a foreign nation, and in some references it is associated with divine conflict at the end of time. |
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الصفحة 5
5 , suggests that brh means ' primaeval ' , on the basis of Arabic bārih ' past ( of time ) ' , and he also compared Egyptian dr b ; h from of old . However , he has been opposed by T.H. Gaster , ' Folklore motifs in Canaanite myth ...
5 , suggests that brh means ' primaeval ' , on the basis of Arabic bārih ' past ( of time ) ' , and he also compared Egyptian dr b ; h from of old . However , he has been opposed by T.H. Gaster , ' Folklore motifs in Canaanite myth ...
الصفحة 7
This has often been compared with the name of Tiamat , the chaos monster defeated by Marduk in connection with the creation of the world in Enuma ... The form thm , comparable to Hebrew thom is , however , attested in Ugaritic ( cf.
This has often been compared with the name of Tiamat , the chaos monster defeated by Marduk in connection with the creation of the world in Enuma ... The form thm , comparable to Hebrew thom is , however , attested in Ugaritic ( cf.
الصفحة 17
Rather this function amongst the Canaanites seems to have been appropriated by E1,43 as is attested by various inscriptions referring compared the description of the destruction of the golden calf in Ex . 32:20 .
Rather this function amongst the Canaanites seems to have been appropriated by E1,43 as is attested by various inscriptions referring compared the description of the destruction of the golden calf in Ex . 32:20 .
الصفحة 25
... to springs cleft open so that the primaeval waters might be removed from the earth , comparable to the removal of the waters of the flood in this way in 1 Enoch 89 : 7f . , Jubilees 6:26 and Lucian of Samosata , De Dea Syria 13.
... to springs cleft open so that the primaeval waters might be removed from the earth , comparable to the removal of the waters of the flood in this way in 1 Enoch 89 : 7f . , Jubilees 6:26 and Lucian of Samosata , De Dea Syria 13.
الصفحة 26
Unlike the comparable Ps . 74 an exilic date appears to be ruled out , since following the reference to the king's humiliation we find him alive and still speaking in vv . 51–2 ( ET 50-1 ) . The psalm must therefore be pre - exilic .
Unlike the comparable Ps . 74 an exilic date appears to be ruled out , since following the reference to the king's humiliation we find him alive and still speaking in vv . 51–2 ( ET 50-1 ) . The psalm must therefore be pre - exilic .
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
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المحتوى
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| 7 | |
| 18 | |
| 37 | |
The importance of the Chaoskampf motif in Job | 49 |
Summary | 61 |
Behemoth | 77 |
K Wakemans theory of an earth monster | 84 |
30 ET 29 probably | 119 |
The origin of the conflict with the nations motif | 125 |
Summary | 139 |
The exaltation of the one like a son of man over | 151 |
Summary | 177 |
Bibliography | 190 |
Indexes | 214 |
General Index | 229 |
The chaotic sea as a designation for Assyria | 101 |
The dragon as a designation for Babylon | 109 |
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