Conversations on Canaanite and Biblical Themes : : Creation, Chaos and Monotheism /

Conversations on Canaanite and Biblical Themes : : Creation, Chaos and Monotheism / / ed. by Rebecca S. Watson, Adrian H. W. Curtis.

Arguments over the relationship between Canaanite and Israelite religion often derive from fundamental differences in presupposition, methodology and definition, yet debate typically focuses in on details and encourages polarization between opposing views, inhibiting progress. This volume seeks to i...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2022 Part 1
MitwirkendeR:
Curtis, Adrian H. W.,
Hess, Richard S.,
MacDonald, Nathan,
Toshio Tsumura, David,
Watson, Rebecca S.,
Wyatt, Nicolas,
HerausgeberIn:
Curtis, Adrian H. W.,
Watson, Rebecca S.,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (XIV, 362 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Acknowledgements
  • Abbreviations
  • Table of Contents
  • Introduction
  • First Conversation. Habakkuk 3: Canaanite Chaos and Conflict?
  • Part I: Engagement
  • Introduction
  • “Churning the Mighty Waters”: Opening a Dialogue on Habakkuk 3
  • “Was your Wrath Against the Rivers?” Focusing the Debate in Habakkuk 3
  • Part II: Continuing the Dialogue on Habakkuk 3
  • Response to Adrian Curtis
  • Response to Rebecca Watson
  • Part III: Final Reflections
  • Some Observations on Rebecca Watson’s Response
  • Some Observations on Adrian Curtis’s Response
  • Some Joint Concluding Reflections on Habakkuk 3
  • Appendix. Occurrences of hă … ʾim in the Hebrew Bible
  • Bibliography
  • Second Conversation. Did Josiah Enact a Monotheistic Reform? Debating Belief in One God in Preexilic Judah Through 2 Kings 22–3
  • Part I: Engagement
  • Introduction
  • 2 Kings 22–3: Belief in One God in Preexilic Judah?
  • Did Josiah Enact a Monotheistic Reform?
  • Part II: Continuing the Dialogue on Monotheism
  • Response to Richard S. Hess
  • Response to Nathan MacDonald
  • Part III: Final Reflections
  • Some Observations on Nathan MacDonald’s Response
  • Some Observations on Richard S. Hess’s Response
  • Some Joint Concluding Reflections on Monotheism
  • Bibliography
  • Third Conversation. Creation and Chaos in Biblical Thought
  • Part I: Engagement
  • Introduction
  • Distinguishing Wood and Trees in the Waters: Creation in Biblical Thought
  • Chaos and Chaoskampf in the Bible: Is “Chaos” a Suitable Term to Describe Creation or Conflict in the Bible?
  • Part II: Continuing the Dialogue on Creation and Chaos
  • Response to Nicolas Wyatt
  • Response to David Tsumura
  • Part III: Final Reflections
  • Some Observations on David Tsumura’s Response
  • Some Observations on Nicolas Wyatt’s Response
  • Bibliography
  • Index of Hebrew words and phrases discussed in the text
  • Biblical reference index
  • Index of Ancient Near Eastern Texts and Inscriptions
  • Index of authors
  • Subjects Index

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