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Slaying the Dragon

Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition

By: Bernard Frank Batto

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Slaying the Dragon

Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition

By: Bernard Frank Batto

Batto argues persuasively that biblical authors, like other ancient Near Eastern authors, used mythic traditions in composing their new syntheses. . . . His bold argument is impressive".--Richard J. Clifford, Professor of Old Testament, Weston School of Theology, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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0664253539

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9780664253530

In the Beginning

Essays on Creation Motifs in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

By: Bernard F. Batto

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In the Beginning

Essays on Creation Motifs in the Ancient Near East and the Bible

By: Bernard F. Batto

Bernard F. Batto spent the bulk of his career examining the ancient Near Eastern context of the Hebrew Bible, with particular interest in the influence of the surrounding cultures on the biblical creation stories. This collection gathers six of his most important previously published essays and adds two new contributions. Among the essays, Batto identifies various creation motifs prevalent in the ancient Near East and investigates the reflexes of these motifs in Genesis 1–11 and other biblical accounts of the primeval period. He demonstrates how the biblical writers adapted and responded to the creation ideas of Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ugarit, and elsewhere. The articles in the volume were written as independent essays. Nevertheless, they are united by theme. Throughout, Batto makes clear his understanding of the Hebrew Bible as a patently unique text, yet one that cannot possibly be understood independent of greater cultural sphere in which it developed. In the Beginning will serve as an indispensable resource for those interested in both the biblical ideas of creation and the mythology of the ancient Near East that influenced them.

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Penn State Press

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1575066971

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9781575066974

The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

By: Bernard F. Batto

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The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

By: Bernard F. Batto

Contrary to popular opinion, the story of Adam and Eve is not confined to the book of Genesis. It has roots in prebiblical myth and continued to evolve long after the Bible was completed. Bernard F. Batto traces the development of the Adam and Eve story from its origins in Mesopotamian myth to its reformulation in Genesis and beyond—including its expansion in Jewish epigraphs such as 1 Enoch and the Life of Adam and Eve, and its place in Christian innovations such as the apostle Paul’s thesis that Christ is a second Adam, and in the thinking of church fathers such as Irenaeus, who held that Christ recapitulates all humankind in himself, and Augustine, whose doctrine of original sin interprets the Adam and Eve story. Batto also examines gnostic teachings about a heavenly Adam and an earthly Adam, and surveys rabbinical attempts from the Talmudic period to find hidden meanings in the Genesis story. Islam’s emphasis on Satan’s role in seducing Adam and Eve is also discussed, and the book concludes with Milton’s unforgettable retelling of the Adam and Eve story in Paradise Lost. Batto’s goal is not only to reveal the many faces given Adam and Eve throughout history, but also to understand the divergent cultural and theological factors powering this long, evolving tradition.

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Wipf and Stock Publishers

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1666711624

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Slaying the Dragon

Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition

By: Bernard Frank Batto

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Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition

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The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

By: Bernard F. Batto

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Lent with Saint Bernard

A Devotional Commentary on Psalm Ninety-One

By: Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)

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Lent with Saint Bernard

A Devotional Commentary on Psalm Ninety-One

By: Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)

A Translation by a Religious of C.S.M.V. 'Eight hundred years ago St. Bernard died. Lent with St. Bernard contains the gist of a Lent course he gave at Clairvaux. It is a devotional commentary on Psalm 91, the psalm especially associated with our Lord's temptations. St. Bernard does not give milk for babes. His addresses are strong meat. They are typical of the best in the patristic tradition. Written for Religious, they make, in this admirable translation, a very satisfying study for priest and people. Here is a Lenten discipline which will enrich the mind and gladden the heart. If the language is at first unfamiliar, the context is in the authentic tradition of Christian piety. Incidentally, the book provides a first-rate introduction to the Christian Church's use of the Psalter and to the Scriptural evidences of the mind of Christ.' Church Times [review]

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0994262310

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On the Prospects of Christianity; Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion

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By: Bernard Shaw

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On the Prospects of Christianity; Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion

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By: Bernard Shaw

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368329715

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9783368329716

On the Song of Songs

By: Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)

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On the Song of Songs

By: Saint Bernard (of Clairvaux)

These eighty-six sermons are among the most famous and most beautiful examples of medieval scriptural exegesis. In them the modern reader can catch a glimpse of the genius an entire generation found irresistible.

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Cistercian Fathers

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0879079312

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9780879079314

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Slaying the Dragon

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In the Beginning

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The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

Slaying the Dragon

Slaying the Dragon

The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

The Many Faces of Adam and Eve

Lent with Saint Bernard

Lent with Saint Bernard

On the Prospects of Christianity; Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion

On the Prospects of Christianity; Bernard Shaw's Preface to Androcles and the Lion

On the Song of Songs

On the Song of Songs

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