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Slaying the dragon : mythmaking in the biblical tradition
- Title
- Slaying the dragon : mythmaking in the biblical tradition / Bernard F. Batto.
- Author
- Batto, Bernard Frank.
- Publication
- Louisville, Ky. : Westminster/John Knox Press, ©1992.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | BS1183 .B38 1992 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- viii, 248 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "In Slaying the Dragon: Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition, Bernard Batto argues that biblical authors, like other ancient Near East authors, used mythic traditions in composing their works. Batto joins massive evidence with masterful argument to show that myth actually lies at the heart of the theological enterprise of the biblical authors. Slaying the Dragon is sure to provoke dicussion on the theological relevance of myth in the biblical tradition." -- Amazon.com viewed August 3, 2020.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 190-232) and indexes.
- Contents
- Mythopoeic speculation in Babylon -- The Yahwist's Primeval Myth -- The Priestly revision of the creation myth -- The exodus as myth -- Crossing dry shod: mythopoeic speculation in cult -- Egypt and Gog as mythic symbols in Ezechiel -- Mythopoeism in the New Testament.
- ISBN
- 0664253539
- 9780664253530
- LCCN
- 91038569
- OCLC
- ocm25131380
- 25131380
- SCSB-1988760
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library