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
However , as J.A. Emerton ? ' has noted , this raises problems when we come to relate it to the Hebrew form Leviathan ( liwyātān ) . The latter seems to be related to the Hebrew word liwyāh ' wreath ' and bears the meaning ' twisting ...
However , as J.A. Emerton ? ' has noted , this raises problems when we come to relate it to the Hebrew form Leviathan ( liwyātān ) . The latter seems to be related to the Hebrew word liwyāh ' wreath ' and bears the meaning ' twisting ...
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... favour of the view that rehābīm simply refers to proud or arrogant men . There are two main reasons which incline one to this view . First , the name Rahab nowhere else occurs in the plural , so that some other meaning is likely .
... favour of the view that rehābīm simply refers to proud or arrogant men . There are two main reasons which incline one to this view . First , the name Rahab nowhere else occurs in the plural , so that some other meaning is likely .
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How exactly we are to interpret the meaning of Baal's victory over Yam is uncertain . Clearly we have to do with a battle between a storm god and the sea . Often " ? it is seen as reflecting the winter 16 J.C. de Moor , The Seasonal ...
How exactly we are to interpret the meaning of Baal's victory over Yam is uncertain . Clearly we have to do with a battle between a storm god and the sea . Often " ? it is seen as reflecting the winter 16 J.C. de Moor , The Seasonal ...
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17–39 , has shown that the Arabic evidence on which this view was based does not substantiate such a meaning . Barr tentatively suggests that the meaning is something like ' lift up , remove , get rid of ' in CT A 3.IIID.37 ( = KTU 1.3.
17–39 , has shown that the Arabic evidence on which this view was based does not substantiate such a meaning . Barr tentatively suggests that the meaning is something like ' lift up , remove , get rid of ' in CT A 3.IIID.37 ( = KTU 1.3.
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... a root whose basic meaning is ' smooth ' would have given rise to a word meaning ' shark ' . 58 The word translated ' moon ' is mā'or , lit. ' luminary ' . The fact that it is mentioned alongside the sun would suggest the meaning ...
... a root whose basic meaning is ' smooth ' would have given rise to a word meaning ' shark ' . 58 The word translated ' moon ' is mā'or , lit. ' luminary ' . The fact that it is mentioned alongside the sun would suggest the meaning ...
ما يقوله الناس - كتابة مراجعة
لم نعثر على أي مراجعات في الأماكن المعتادة.
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 |
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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