The genesis of Genesis
Shoham, S. Giora, 1929-
The genesis of Genesis the mytho-empiricism of creation / [electronic resource] : by Shlomo Giora Shoham. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011. - 1 online resource ([xi], 311 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-311).
"The Genesis of Genesis is about the mytho-empiricism of creation-- cosmogony. In its attempt to compare the mythologies of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean cultures--Egyptian, Greek, Judaic and Mesopotamian--the Judaic cosmogony of genesis, which is unique in its reliance on the word as creative agent, is contrasted with the Egyptian, Greek and Mesopotamian mythologies, which are more deterministic"--Publisher.
9781443827621 (electronic bk.) 1443827622 (electronic bk.)
Creation--Comparative studies.
Beginning.
Cosmology--Comparative studies.
Dualism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies
RELIGION / Christianity / General
RELIGION / Theology
Electronic books.
BL227 / .S56 2011eb
202.4
The genesis of Genesis the mytho-empiricism of creation / [electronic resource] : by Shlomo Giora Shoham. - Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars, 2011. - 1 online resource ([xi], 311 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-311).
"The Genesis of Genesis is about the mytho-empiricism of creation-- cosmogony. In its attempt to compare the mythologies of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean cultures--Egyptian, Greek, Judaic and Mesopotamian--the Judaic cosmogony of genesis, which is unique in its reliance on the word as creative agent, is contrasted with the Egyptian, Greek and Mesopotamian mythologies, which are more deterministic"--Publisher.
9781443827621 (electronic bk.) 1443827622 (electronic bk.)
Creation--Comparative studies.
Beginning.
Cosmology--Comparative studies.
Dualism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Gaia & Earth Energies
RELIGION / Christianity / General
RELIGION / Theology
Electronic books.
BL227 / .S56 2011eb
202.4
