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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However , in spite of the fact that a fair amount has been written on this topic over the years , there are still many disputed points of interpretation , so that a reconsideration of the material is clearly desirable .
However , in spite of the fact that a fair amount has been written on this topic over the years , there are still many disputed points of interpretation , so that a reconsideration of the material is clearly desirable .
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That Saggs ' position is not the most natural , however , is supported by the fact that we do have other passages in which the creation is associated and causally connected with Yahweh's conflict with or control of the primordial sea ...
That Saggs ' position is not the most natural , however , is supported by the fact that we do have other passages in which the creation is associated and causally connected with Yahweh's conflict with or control of the primordial sea ...
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... the parallelism with ' qlın ' crooked ' in Ugaritic and Hebrew better than ' to flee ' , and in fact both the Targum and the Vulgate respectively read tārīq and tortuosus in Job 26:13 , which gives added support to this rendering .
... the parallelism with ' qlın ' crooked ' in Ugaritic and Hebrew better than ' to flee ' , and in fact both the Targum and the Vulgate respectively read tārīq and tortuosus in Job 26:13 , which gives added support to this rendering .
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12 The name apparently means ' boisterous one , ' an apt term for the personified raging sea.13 The fact that Rahab and ' the crooked serpent ? ( nāḥāš bārīaḥ ) are mentioned in parallel verses in Job 26 : 12–13 , and that Rahab is ...
12 The name apparently means ' boisterous one , ' an apt term for the personified raging sea.13 The fact that Rahab and ' the crooked serpent ? ( nāḥāš bārīaḥ ) are mentioned in parallel verses in Job 26 : 12–13 , and that Rahab is ...
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... this fact . The problem of the connection of the creation with the sea and dragon conflict in the light of its non - mention in the Ugaritic texts Although it is now generally conceded that the allusions to God's conflict with the ...
... this fact . The problem of the connection of the creation with the sea and dragon conflict in the light of its non - mention in the Ugaritic texts Although it is now generally conceded that the allusions to God's conflict with the ...
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المحتوى
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The importance of the Chaoskampf motif in Job | 49 |
Summary | 61 |
Behemoth | 77 |
K Wakemans theory of an earth monster | 84 |
The dragon as a designation for Babylon | 109 |
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 |
The chaotic sea as a designation for Assyria | 101 |
General Index | 229 |
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