The God of thunder and war in Micah, Habakkuk, and Zechariah
"This volume explores storm-/warrior-god motif as found in non-biblical ANE texts, followed by an analysis of the language and imagery in several noteworthy theophanic passages in the Hebrew Bible. These characteristics and vocabulary are used in later chapters to identify and analyze similar m...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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Published: |
Piscataway, NJ
Gorgias Press
2018
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Gorgias dissertations (68)
Year: 2018 |
Series/Journal: | Gorgias dissertations
68 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Micha 7,7-20
/ Bible. Habakkuk Prophet 3
/ Bible. Sacharja 9,9-17
/ Wrath
/ Kriegsgott
/ Wind god
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IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament |
Further subjects: | B
Storm gods
B Bible. Old Testament Comparative studies B Assyro-Babylonian religion B Bible. Micah, VII, 7-20 Criticism, interpretation, etc B War B Bible. Zechariah, IX, 9-16 Criticism, interpretation, etc B Middle Eastern literature Relation to the Old Testament B God Wrath B Bible. Habakkuk, III Criticism, interpretation, etc |
Summary: | "This volume explores storm-/warrior-god motif as found in non-biblical ANE texts, followed by an analysis of the language and imagery in several noteworthy theophanic passages in the Hebrew Bible. These characteristics and vocabulary are used in later chapters to identify and analyze similar motifs in the Twelve Prophets, especially focusing on Mic 7:7-20; Habakkuk 3; and Zech 9:9-16 as test cases. By tracing the use of the storm-/warrior-god motif and language associated with it, a detectable shift is apparent in the use of the motif in the HB that corresponds with the development of monotheism within Ancient Israelite religion"-- |
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Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 165-194 |
ISBN: | 1463206119 |