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Publisher
Pennsylvania STATE University Press
ISBN-10
1575064790
ISBN-13
9781575064796
eBay Product ID (ePID)
242435582
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
408 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
The Dragon, the Mountain, and the Nations : an Old Testament Myth, Its Origins, and Its Afterlives
Publication Year
2018
Subject
Civilization, Ancient / General, Folklore & Mythology, Eastern, History, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / Old Testament
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science, History
Series
Explorations in Ancient Near Eastern Civilizations Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
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1.1 in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
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Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2018-006338
Reviews
"I don't know of any other book on this subject which manages to be both so wide-ranging and detailed. This is an important contribution." --Eric Ortlund Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, "Readers will find useful tools throughout Miller's work, whether it is the careful development of the background of the dragon-slaying myth in ancient cultures or the myriad observations about biblical texts when examined through this lens. This is a subject that has needed sustained attention. Even where readers may not be convinced by Miller's arguments, they will find ample material to develop and strengthen their own." --Mark McEntire Review of Biblical Literature, "Miller has provided a great service to biblical scholars. He has assembled a great deal of evidence from within and without the Bible and clearly has a strong command of the literature. Rather than a simplistic search for parallels, he identifies the component aspects of the mythic material, then locates these mythemes in a wide variety of texts. Through this, he is able to argue for the presence of the dragon-slaying myth without suggesting wholesale borrowing or complete dependence. While scholars who see little to no Chaoskampf material in the biblical text are unlikely to be convinced by all of his examples, the volume of evidence and the care that Miller takes to employ his arguments will help to continue what has been a healthy, lively debate for over a century." --Brandon R. Grafius Review of Biblical Literature, "I don't know of any other book on this subject which manages to be both so wide-ranging and detailed. This is an important contribution." --Eric Ortlund, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, "Miller has provided a great service to biblical scholars. He has assembled a great deal of evidence from within and without the Bible and clearly has a strong command of the literature. Rather than a simplistic search for parallels, he identifies the component aspects of the mythic material, then locates these mythemes in a wide variety of texts. Through this, he is able to argue for the presence of the dragon-slaying myth without suggesting wholesale borrowing or complete dependence. While scholars who see little to no Chaoskampf material in the biblical text are unlikely to be convinced by all of his examples, the volume of evidence and the care that Miller takes to employ his arguments will help to continue what has been a healthy, lively debate for over a century." -Brandon R. Grafius, Review of Biblical Literature, "Readers will find useful tools throughout Miller's work, whether it is the careful development of the background of the dragon-slaying myth in ancient cultures or the myriad observations about biblical texts when examined through this lens. This is a subject that has needed sustained attention. Even where readers may not be convinced by Miller's arguments, they will find ample material to develop and strengthen their own." -Mark McEntire, Review of Biblical Literature, "Readers will find useful tools throughout Miller's work, whether it is the careful development of the background of the dragon-slaying myth in ancient cultures or the myriad observations about biblical texts when examined through this lens. This is a subject that has needed sustained attention. Even where readers may not be convinced by Miller's arguments, they will find ample material to develop and strengthen their own." --Mark McEntire, Review of Biblical Literature, "Miller has provided a great service to biblical scholars. He has assembled a great deal of evidence from within and without the Bible and clearly has a strong command of the literature. Rather than a simplistic search for parallels, he identifies the component aspects of the mythic material, then locates these mythemes in a wide variety of texts. Through this, he is able to argue for the presence of the dragon-slaying myth without suggesting wholesale borrowing or complete dependence. While scholars who see little to no Chaoskampf material in the biblical text are unlikely to be convinced by all of his examples, the volume of evidence and the care that Miller takes to employ his arguments will help to continue what has been a healthy, lively debate for over a century." --Brandon R. Grafius, Review of Biblical Literature
Series Volume Number
6
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Introduction Part I: East of Ginger Trees 1. India 2. Proto-Indo-Europeans 3. A Global Myth? 4. Iran Part II: The Matter of the North 5. Hittites 6. Hurrian Influence 7. From the Libraries of Ugarit 8. Myths of Mesopotamia Part III: Canaanite Epic and Hebrew Myth 9. The Old Testament: Overview 10. The Psalms 11. Genesis 12. The Rest of the Old Testament 13. Greek Traditions 14. Daniel 15. Second Temple Jewish Texts Part IV: Naming the Dragon Slayer 16. The New Testament Conclusions Appendix Bibliography Indexes
Synopsis
The Dragon, the Mountain, and the Nations investigates the origins, manifestations, and meanings of a myth that plays a major role in the Hebrew Bible and a substantial role in the New Testament: the dragon-slaying myth. The dragon-slaying myth has a hoary ancestry, extending back long before its appearance in the Hebrew Bible, and a vast range, spanning as far as India and perhaps even Japan. This book is a chronicle of its trajectories and permutations. The target of this study is the biblical myth. This target, however, is itself a fluid tradition, responding to and reworking extrabiblical myths and reworking its own myths. In this study, Robert Miller examines the dragon and dragon-slaying myth throughout India, the proto-Indo-European cultures, and Iran, and among the Hittites as well as other ancient Near Eastern and Mesopotamian traditions, and then throughout the Bible, including Genesis, the Psalms, Daniel, and ultimately the New Testament and the book of Revelation. He shows how the myth pervades many cultures and many civilizations and that the dragon is always conquered, despite its many manifestations. In his conclusion, Miller points out the importance of the myth as a hermeneutic for understanding key parts of biblical literature., Examines myths concerning dragons and dragon-slaying throughout proto-Indo-European cultures, ancient Near Eastern and Mesopotamian traditions, Indian mythology, and the Bible.
LC Classification Number
BS1199.D73M55 2018
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