The Creation-Story of Genesis I : : Sumerian Theogony and Cosmogony / / Hugo Radau.

In this brief study of the creation account in Genesis 1, Radau makes full use of the Sumerian materials available in his day. Summarizing the sea monster versus deity scenario known from the Enuma Elish’s account of Marduk against Tiamat, he shows how Yahweh fits this role in Genesis 1. Going into...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013
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Place / Publishing House:Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Analecta Gorgiana
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Physical Description:1 online resource (76 p.)
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Summary:In this brief study of the creation account in Genesis 1, Radau makes full use of the Sumerian materials available in his day. Summarizing the sea monster versus deity scenario known from the Enuma Elish’s account of Marduk against Tiamat, he shows how Yahweh fits this role in Genesis 1. Going into linguistic detail of the Hebrew and Sumerian sources, he draws a set of correlations between the two.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781463218478
9783111024141
9783110663037
DOI:10.31826/9781463218478
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: Hugo Radau.