Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton A Religio-Historical Study of Genesis 1 and Revelation 12 |
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| Author:
| Gunkel, Hermann |
| Series title: | The Biblical Resource Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8028-2804-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2006 |
| Publisher: | William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Discovering a number of parallels between the biblical creation accounts and a Babylonian creation account, the Enuma Elish, this translation argues that ancient Babylonian traditions shaped the Hebrew people's perceptions both of God's creative activity at the beginning of time and of God's re-creative activity at the end of time.
Discovering a number of parallels between the biblical creation accounts and a Babylonian creation account, the Enuma Elish, this translation argues that ancient Babylonian traditions shaped the Hebrew people's perceptions both of God's creative activity at the beginning of time and of God's re-creative activity at the end of time.