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God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea: Echoes of a Canaanite Myth in the
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God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea: Echoes of a Canaanite Myth in the Old Testament Hardcover - 1985

by John Day


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The Old Testament contains a number of interesting poetic references to God's conflict with a dragon, called by names such as Leviathan, Rahab or the twisting serpent, and with the sea. In this original contribution to the background and understanding of the Old Testament Dr Day undertakes a detailed and thorough examination of these allusions. Building on the discovery of the Ugaritic texts, he demonstrates a source for these references within Canaanite mythology. His study further explores the associations of the imagery. Sometimes in the Old Testament the dragon is associated with the creation of the world, or it becomes a symbol of a foreign nation, and in some references it is associated with divine conflict at the end of time.

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  • Title God's Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea: Echoes of a Canaanite Myth in the Old Testament
  • Author John Day
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Pages 245
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
  • Date 1985-02
  • ISBN 9780521256001 / 0521256003
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.78 x 5.63 x 0.71 in (22.30 x 14.30 x 1.80 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Mythology, Canaanite, Dragons in the Bible
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 83021045
  • Dewey Decimal Code 221.68