Cosmic Order in the Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East
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Description
This volume investigates the ways in which various beings, institutions, concepts, and places in ancient Near Eastern religions were believed to function in the context of the establishment and regulation of cosmic order. Employing modern perspectives, including Catholic, Protestant, and secular, the contributors provide a historical-critical focus, aiming to understand how ancient cultures believed the cosmos to work.
Ranging from ancient Israel to the Southern Levant and the Neo-Assyrian Empire, the volume explores topics such as the two distinct creation events involving 'Heaven' and 'Earth'; the role of the natural world as a whole in the pursuit of cosmic order; the use of chaos as a tool by various divinities; beneficent pursuers of order and maleficent agents of chaos; and the power of the divine in the underworld. While arguing that regulation of cosmic order is ultimately the prerogative of the chief god and the great gods of the divine council, the contributors also place special emphasis on human participation, especially through the actions of royalty.
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Table of Contents
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1. Introduction
2. The Double Creation of Heaven and Earth - Jinyan Wang, Independent Researcher
3. Order and Divine Warfare: YHWH the God of Chaos - Charlie Trimm, Biola University, USA
4. The Divine Council's Role in Cosmic, Moral, and Social Order - Jamie Banister, Aquinas Institute of Theology, USA
5. The Gods of the Nations: National Deities in the Cosmologies of the Southern Levant - Gareth Wearne, Australian Catholic University, Australia
6. Maintaining Order, Resisting Chaos: Demons and the Fragility of Cosmic Order in Utukku Lemnutu-A Case Study in the Negotiation of Cosmic Order - Gerrit C. Vreugdenhil, Seminario Biblico de Colombia, Colombia
7. From Heaven to Earth: Divination in the Process of Establishing Cosmic Order - Krzysztof Ulanowski, University of Gdansk, Poland and Sebastian Fink, University of Innsbruck, Austria
8. The Origin, Identity, and Role of the Sons of God and the Nephilim - Daniel Sarlo, Independent Researcher
9. (Zoo)keeping the Peace: Animals, Nature, and Divine Conflict - Louise Pryke, University of Sydney, Australia
10. Friends in Low Places: Who Praises the (Sun)God in the Netherworld? - Ola Wikander, Lund University, Sweden
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Product details
| Published | 10 Jun 2027 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 256 |
| ISBN | 9780567735096 |
| Imprint | T&T Clark |
| Series | Coniectanea Biblica |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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