Myth, History, and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible
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- Author: Paul K.-K. Cho, Wesley Theological Seminary
- Date Published: February 2019
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108476195
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This book examines the long-debated issue of the relationship between the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern myths. Using an innovative, interdisciplinary methodology that combines theories of metaphor and narrative, Paul Cho argues that the Hebrew Bible is more deeply mythological than previously recognized. Because the Hebrew Bible contains fragments of the sea myth but no continuous narrative, the study of myth in the Hebrew Bible is usually circumscribed to the level of motifs and themes. Cho challenges this practice and demonstrates that the Hebrew Bible contains shorter and longer compositions studded with imagery that are structured by the plot of sea myths. Through close analysis of key Near Eastern myths and biblical texts, Cho shows that myth had a more fundamental influence on the plot structure and conceptual framework of the Hebrew Bible than has been recognized.
Read more- Examines the long-debated issue of the relationship between the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern myths
- Analyzes the Near Ancient Myths of Baal Cycle and Enuma Elish, and key biblical texts including Genesis 1, Exodus 14-15, Isaiah 24-27 and 40-55, and Daniel 7
- Uses a novel, interdisciplinary methodology that combines theories of metaphor and narrative, and sheds new light on familiar material
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- Date Published: February 2019
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108476195
- length: 259 pages
- dimensions: 235 x 158 x 20 mm
- weight: 0.53kg
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Myth as story and metaphor
3. The sea myth
4. The sea myth and creation
5. The sea myth and exodus
6. The sea myth and exile
7. The sea myth and eschaton
8. The sea myth and the Hebrew bible.
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