Primeval histor y Babylonian, biblical, and Enochic : an intertextual reading /

Primeval histor y Babylonian, biblical, and Enochic : an intertextual reading /

Most cultures have myths of origin. The Babylonians were the first to combine blocks of traditions about primeval time into primeval histories where humans had a central role. In the first millennium there were different versions that influenced the concepts of primeval history within Jewish religio...

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Main Author: Kvanvig, Helge S., 1948-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.

Series: Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 149.
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2011, ISBN: 9789004222748.

Subjects:

Atrahasis (Old Babylonian epic)
Bible. > O.T. > Genesis > History of Biblical events.
Ethiopic book of Enoch VI-XXXVI > Cricitism, interpretation, etc.
Assyro-Babylonian literature > History and criticism.
Creation > Comparative studies.

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Call Number: PJ3611 .K83 2011

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
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  • Introduction /
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  • Chapter One. The Epic Of Atrahasis /
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  • Chapter Two. Primeval Lists And Stories /
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  • Chapter Three. The Traditions Of The Apkallus /
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  • Chapter Four. The Poem Of Erra And The Disruption Of Cosmic Stability /
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  • Chapter Five. Concluding Remarks /
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  • Chapter One. The Sources Of The Primeval History /
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  • Chapter Two. The Overall Composition Of Genesis /
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  • Chapter Three. The Theology Of The Priestly Source /
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  • Chapter Four. The Beginning And End Of The Primeval History /
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  • Chapter Five. Priestly And Non-Priestly Material In The Primeval History /
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  • Chapter Six. The Biblical Flood Story And Mesopotamian Parallels /
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  • Chapter Seven. The Structure Of The Priestly Source And Mesopotamian Primeval Traditions /
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  • Chapter Eight. The Reason For The Flood And The Non-P Material /
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  • Chapter Nine. Concluding Remarks /
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  • Chapter One. The Book Of Watchers /
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  • Chapter Two. The Watcher Story /
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  • Chapter Three. Concluding Remarks /
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  • Appendix: The Primeval History In Genesis And In The Watcher Story /
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  • Bibliography /
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  • Indices /
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