| Pubbl/distr/stampa |
Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , [2017]
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| Descrizione fisica |
1 online resource (343 pages) : illustrations
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| Disciplina |
220.6/4
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| Collana |
Themes in biblical narrative: Jewish and Christian traditions
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| Soggetto topico |
Leviathan
Monsters in the Bible
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| ISBN |
90-04-33796-2
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| Formato |
Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione |
eng
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| Nota di contenuto |
Preliminary Material -- The Leviathan in the Ancient Near East / Marjo Korpel and Johannes de Moor -- God and the Dragons in the Book of Isaiah / Jaap Dekker -- As a Fish on Dry Land. Some Remarks on Tannîn in Ezekiel / Ben van Werven -- “Is Your Rage Against the Rivers, Your Wrath Against the Sea?”. Storm-God Imagery in Habakkuk 3 / Koert van Bekkum -- The Monster as a Toy. Leviathan in Psalm 104:26 / Gert Kwakkel -- “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find The(ir Wisdo)m”. Behemoth and Leviathan in the Book of Job / Nicholas Ansell -- Leviathan on the Menu of the Messianic Meal. The Use of Various Images of Leviathan in Early Jewish Tradition / Michael Mulder -- Romans 16:17–20a: Imminent Danger and Victory / Theo van Spanje -- The Air Combat between Michael and the Dragon. Revelation 12:7–12 in Relation to Similar Texts from the New Testament / Rob van Houwelingen -- Leviathan and the Monsters in Revelation / Henk van de Kamp -- God and the Suffering of Animals / Gijsbert van den Brink -- “God Deals More Roughly with His Creature than We Would Like”. Leviathan in the Work of Arnold A. van Ruler / Dirk van Keulen -- Modern Political Society as Leviathan. Interpretation and Application of Thomas Hobbes’ Use of a Biblical Symbol / Ad de Bruijne -- The Dragon / Snake in Myth, Religion and Mission. Fear of Death Defeated by the Message of Life / Kees Haak -- A Glimpse of the Beast. Leviathan in Late Medieval and Early Modern Art / Anique de Kruijf -- Incarnations of Death: Leviathan in the Movies / Reinier Sonneveld -- Index of Ancient Sources -- Index of Geographical and Personal Names -- Index of Subjects -- Index of Modern Authors.
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| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910817835503321 |
Info
Playing with Leviathan : interpretation and reception of monsters from the biblical world / / edited by Koert van Bekkum [and three others]
