Theophany and Chaoskampf
Subtitle: the interpretation of theophanic imagery in the Baal epic, Isaiah, and the Twelve
By: Eric Nels Ortlund
Series: Gorgias Ugaritic studies -- 5
Publisher: Gorgias Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Piscataway, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 309
ISBN-13: 9781617191602
Subjects: Bible; Theomachy; Ugaritic literature; Relation to the Old Testament; Ugaritic Mythology; Baal (Deity); Myth in the Old Testament; Language, style; Theophanies in the Bible
Notes: Revised version of the author's thesis (Ph.D.)--New College, Edinburgh University, 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-306) and index.
Table of contents: title: Metaphor and myth as competing frameworks for interpreting theophanic imagery; title: Thunder and theophany in the Baal epic; title: Theophany and chaoskampf in the Book of Isaiah; title: Theophany and chaoskampf in the Book of the Twelve; title: Metaphor and myth in theophany : borderline cases; title: Summary of the argument and conclusions.