Myth, History, and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible
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Myth, History, and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible

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This book examines the long-debated issue of the relationship between the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern myths. Using an innovative, interdisciplinary methodology that combines theories of metaphor and narrative, Paul Cho argues that the Hebrew Bible is more deeply mythological than previously recognized. Because the Hebrew Bible contains fragments of the sea myth but no continuous narrative, the study of myth in the Hebrew Bible is usually circumscribed to the level of motifs and themes. Cho challenges this practice and demonstrates that the Hebrew Bible contains shorter and longer compositions studded with imagery that are structured by the plot of sea myths. Through close analysis of key Near Eastern myths and biblical texts, Cho shows that myth had a more fundamental influence on the plot structure and conceptual framework of the Hebrew Bible than has been recognized.

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Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9781108752534
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half-title
  3. Title page
  4. Copyright information
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Abbreviations
  9. 1 Introduction
  10. 2 Myth as Story and Metaphor
  11. 3 The Sea Myth
  12. 4 The Sea Myth and Creation
  13. 5 The Sea Myth and Exodus
  14. 6 The Sea Myth and Exile
  15. 7 The Sea Myth and Eschaton
  16. 8 The Sea Myth and the Hebrew Bible
  17. Selected Bibliography
  18. Index of General Topics
  19. Index of Ancient Sources