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God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea

Echoes of a Canaanite Myth in the Old Testament

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An edition of God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea (1985)

God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea

Echoes of a Canaanite Myth in the Old Testament

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The 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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Cambridge University Press
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English
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245

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Bible, Canaanite Mythology, Criticism, interpretation, Dragons in the Bible, Sea in the Bible, Mythologie, Mythe dans l'Ancien Testament, Bibel, Oude Testament, Mythos, Draken, Mythologie cananéenne, Kanaänieten, Sea in the bible

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Cover of: God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea
God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea: Echoes of a Canaanite Myth in the Old Testament
1985, Cambridge University Press
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Bibliography: p. 190-213.
Includes indexes.

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Cambridge, England, New York, USA
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University of Cambridge oriental publications ;

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221.6/8
Library of Congress
BS1199.D73 D38 1985

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Hardcover
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xii, 245 p.
Number of pages
245

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0521256003
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9780521256001
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83021045
OCLC/WorldCat
10071909
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1606471

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