Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic
Author | : Frank Moore Cross |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 1997-09 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674091760 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674091764 |
Rating | : 4/5 (764 Downloads) |
Download or read book Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic written by Frank Moore Cross and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1997-09 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this volume address key aspects of Israelite religious development. Frank Moore Cross traces the continuities between early Israelite religion and the Canaanite culture from which it emerged; explores the tension between the mythic and the historical in Israel’s religious expression; and examines the reemergence of Canaanite mythic material in the apocalypticism of early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls.