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Theophany and Chaoskampf: The Interpretation of Theophanic Imagery in the Baal Epic, Isaiah, and the Twelve - Gorgias Ugaritic Studies
Eric Ortlund
Theophany and Chaoskampf: The Interpretation of Theophanic Imagery in the Baal Epic, Isaiah, and the Twelve - Gorgias Ugaritic Studies
Eric Ortlund
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.
324 pages
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | May 20, 2010 |
ISBN13 | 9781617191602 |
Publishers | Gorgias Press |
Pages | 324 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 22 mm · 644 g |
Language | English |