Theophany and Chaoskampf: The Interpretation of Theophanic Imagery in the Baal Epic, Isaiah, and the Twelve

The imagery of thunder and lightning, fire and earthquake which attends YHWH's theophany in Old Testament poetic texts has most often been interpreted as a series of metaphors in biblical scholarship. This work applies insights from recent work in metaphor theory and myth theory to argue that t...

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1. Verfasser: Ortlund, Eric Nels (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2010]
Schriftenreihe:Gorgias Ugaritic Studies
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Zusammenfassung:The imagery of thunder and lightning, fire and earthquake which attends YHWH's theophany in Old Testament poetic texts has most often been interpreted as a series of metaphors in biblical scholarship. This work applies insights from recent work in metaphor theory and myth theory to argue that this traditional interpretation of poetic theophanic imagery is mistaken, and that these texts make better exegetical sense when understood against the background of the ANE myth of the defeat of chaos
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Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (324 pages)
ISBN:9781463223595
DOI:10.31826/9781463223595

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