Primeval history : Babylonian, biblical, and Enochic : an intertextual reading /

Primeval history : Babylonian, biblical, and Enochic : an intertextual reading / / by Helge S. Kvanvig.

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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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Kvanvig, Helge S., 1948-
Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2011.
Year of Publication:2011
Language:English
Series:Supplements to the Journal for the Study of Judaism 149.
Physical Description:1 online resource (626 p.)
Notes:Description based upon print version of record.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material / H. Kvanvig
  • Introduction / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter One. The Epic Of Atrahasis / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Two. Primeval Lists And Stories / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Three. The Traditions Of The Apkallus / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Four. The Poem Of Erra And The Disruption Of Cosmic Stability / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Five. Concluding Remarks / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter One. The Sources Of The Primeval History / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Two. The Overall Composition Of Genesis / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Three. The Theology Of The Priestly Source / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Four. The Beginning And End Of The Primeval History / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Five. Priestly And Non-Priestly Material In The Primeval History / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Six. The Biblical Flood Story And Mesopotamian Parallels / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Seven. The Structure Of The Priestly Source And Mesopotamian Primeval Traditions / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Eight. The Reason For The Flood And The Non-P Material / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Nine. Concluding Remarks / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter One. The Book Of Watchers / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Two. The Watcher Story / H. Kvanvig
  • Chapter Three. Concluding Remarks / H. Kvanvig
  • Appendix: The Primeval History In Genesis And In The Watcher Story / H. Kvanvig
  • Bibliography / H. Kvanvig
  • Indices / H. Kvanvig.

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