The Structure Of Biblical Myths

Author : Heinz Westman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015011296624

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The Structure of Biblical Myths by Heinz Westman Pdf

A fascinating journey through one of the most important myths of Western culture-the Bible. Citing parallels from classical and oriental sources, Westman interprets biblical stories from the Hebrew and Christian scriptures to illustrate the development of the human psyche. In his analysis, he examines issues that remain foremost in modern life- self-determination, awareness, change, wholeness, and integration.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Bible
ISBN : 0802136109

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The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis by Anonim Pdf

Hailed as "the most radical repackaging of the Bible since Gutenberg", these Pocket Canons give an up-close look at each book of the Bible.

Author : Thomas William Doane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Religion
ISBN : HARVARD:32044052931698

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Bible Myths and Their Parallels in Other Religions by Thomas William Doane Pdf

Author : Bruce Louden
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780429828041

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Greek Myth and the Bible by Bruce Louden Pdf

Since the nineteenth-century rediscovery of the Gilgamesh epic, we have known that the Bible imports narratives from outside of Israelite culture, refiguring them for its own audience. Only more recently, however, has come the realization that Greek culture is also a prominent source of biblical narratives. Greek Myth and the Bible argues that classical mythological literature and the biblical texts were composed in a dialogic relationship. Louden examines a variety of Greek myths from a range of sources, analyzing parallels between biblical episodes and Hesiod, Euripides, Argonautic myth, selections from Ovid’s Metamorphoses, and Homeric epic. This fascinating volume offers a starting point for debate and discussion of these cultural and literary exchanges and adaptations in the wider Mediterranean world and will be an invaluable resource to students of the Hebrew Bible and the influence of Greek myth.

Author : Thomas William Doane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1883
Category : Bible
ISBN : UOM:39015091953896

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Bible Myths, and Their Parallels in Other Religions by Thomas William Doane Pdf

Author : Michael Fishbane
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2003-06-06
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191520471

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Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking by Michael Fishbane Pdf

This is a comprehensive and systematic exploration of myth in the Hebrew Bible. In addition, Michael Fishbane examines the ongoing role of Scripture in the expansion and transformation of myth in ancient Jewish sources (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). The role of myth and monotheism is taken up, and the texts of myth are subjected to close analytical treatment, dealing with matters of form, theme, and theology. In particular, the creative role of exegesis, and its capacity to generate new myths and to justify older or pre-existent ones, is explored. Aspects of continuity and discontinuity with biblical and ancient Near Eastern sources are examined, and the explosive innovations of myth in the various literary phases are considered. In exploring three major phases of Jewish culture, Michael Fishbane offers a new appreciation for the reality of myth and its varieties. Many new conceptual and analytical categories are presented, as well as numerous close readings of the texts at hand.

Author : Peter John Barber
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725253940

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Jesus and Myth by Peter John Barber Pdf

Is Jesus mythological? And is he a mere product of his cultural milieu? Through narratological and social-scientific analysis of the gospel account, Barber systematically demonstrates that there are two opposing patterns structuring the gospel. The first is the pattern of this world, which is the combat myth, with a typical sequence of motifs having mythological meanings. It is lived out by everyone else in the accounts except Jesus, because this pattern of the world is the pattern of myth-culture, which is the pattern of the old Adam and sin nature. The pattern of Jesus is the pattern intended for Adam to walk in, and is the unique pattern of the new Adam, Jesus Christ. Jesus’s pattern inverts the sequence and subverts the significance of each and every motif and episode of the myth-culture’s pattern. Barber shows that Jesus’s “failure” to conform to this world’s mythological pattern establishes that he is not mythological, and not a product of his culture. As the apostle Peter states, “. . . we did not follow cleverly devised tales [myths] when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty” (2 Pet 1:16).

Author : Michael A. Fishbane
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 486 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0199284202

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Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking by Michael A. Fishbane Pdf

This is a comprehensive study of myth in the Hebrew Bible and myth and mythmaking in classical rabbinic literature (Midrash and Talmud) and in the classical work of medieval Jewish mysticism (the book of Zohar). Michael Fishbane provides a close study of the texts and theologies involved and the central role of exegesis in the development and transformation of the subject. Taken up are issues of myth and monotheism, myth and tradition, and myth and language. The presence and vitality of myth in successive cultural phases is treated, emphasizing certain paradigmatic acts of God and features of the divine personality.

Author : Seth Daniel Kunin
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1995-03-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567271723

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The Logic of Incest by Seth Daniel Kunin Pdf

The myths of Genesis are the foundation for hundreds of texts written at later diachronically distinct and datable periods. Seven texts-Genesis itself, Genesis Rabbah, Pirke deRabbi Eliezer and mediaeval compilations-are examined here, with five interrelated questions in focus: Can structuralist theory be applied usefully to societies conscious of history and change? What is the relationship between continuity and trasformation as a mythological tradition develops diachronically? What role does diachronic development within a myth play in relation to its underlying structure? What is the synchronic structure of Israelite (or rather, biblical) myth? Are there identifiable patterns of transformation and continuity between biblical myth and the three diachronically distinct levels of rabbinic myth?

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Canongate Books
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1999-01-01
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9780857861016

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Revelation by Anonim Pdf

The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the "Beast" will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self.

Author : Paul K.-K. Cho
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Bibles
ISBN : 9781108476195

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Myth, History, and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible by Paul K.-K. Cho Pdf

Explores the influence of the sea myth at the structural and conceptual foundations of the Hebrew Bible.

Author : Brevard Childs
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608990351

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Myth and Reality in the Old Testament by Brevard Childs Pdf

Explore biblical theology with monographs from a diversity of experts. The Studies in Biblical Theology series includes a wealth of resources to help you understand the development of various doctrines, concepts, and terminology across the Old and New Testaments. Investigate the characteristics of worship in the early church with studies on its liturgy and sacraments. Fine-tune your understanding of Jesus' ministry by exploring his wilderness experience and the nature of his mission. Delve into detailed word studies, investigate Christological titles used by Paul, and come to a new appreciation of the Ten Commandments. These in-depth treatments will give you a better grip on key theological themes found throughout the Bible.

Author : J. W. Rogerson
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110811469

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Myth in old testament interpretation by J. W. Rogerson Pdf

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Author : T. W. Doane
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : EAN:4064066393427

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Comparative Study of the Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions by T. W. Doane Pdf

Comparative Study of the Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions is a study the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles being compared to mythologies of other nations and religions of ancient times, taking in considering their origin and meaning. Comparing biblical myths to those of other nations of antiquity the author shows that many of the Bible tales, mainly about Jesus, and of other legends, are often copied or borrowed from the myths of other religions. The book gives a good history of how long the idea of the mythological nature of the Jesus in the New Testament has been noted.

Author : John N. Oswalt
Publisher : Zondervan Academic
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-08-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310322429

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The Bible among the Myths by John N. Oswalt Pdf

Sixty years ago, most biblical scholars maintained that Israel’s religion was unique—that it stood in marked contrast to the faiths of its ancient Near Eastern neighbors. Nowadays, it is widely argued that Israel’s religion mirrors that of other West Semitic societies. What accounts for this radical change, and what are its implications for our understanding of the Old Testament? Dr. John N. Oswalt says the root of this new attitude lies in Western society’s hostility to the idea of revelation, which presupposes a reality that transcends the world of the senses, asserting the existence of a realm humans cannot control. While not advocating a “the Bible says it, and I believe it, and that settles it” point of view, Oswalt asserts convincingly that while other ancient literatures all see reality in essentially the same terms, the Bible differs radically on all the main points. The Bible Among the Myths supplies a necessary corrective to those who reject the Old Testament’s testimony about a transcendent God who breaks into time and space and reveals himself in and through human activity.