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.
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.
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
* 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
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