Batto, Bernard Frank. <br/><br/>
In the beginning :  essays on creation motifs in the ancient Near East and the Bible / 
Bernard F. Batto. 
 - 1 online resource (vi, 241 pages) :  illustrations. 
 - Siphrut: literature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures ;  9 .
 - Siphrut ;  9. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>""Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Chapter 1 The Ancient Near Eastern Context of the Hebrew Ideas of Creation""; ""Chapter 2 Paradise Reexamined""; ""Chapter 3 The Institution of Marriage in Genesis 2 and in Atrahasis""; ""Chapter 4 The Divine Sovereign:The Image of God in the Priestly Creation Account""; ""Chapter 5 The Sleeping God: An Ancient Near Eastern Motif of Divine Sovereignty""; ""Chapter 6 The Reed Sea: Requiescat in Pace""; ""Chapter 7 The Covenant of Peace:A Neglected Ancient Near Eastern Motif""; ""Chapter 8 The Malevolent Deity in Mesopotamian Myth""; ""Index of Authors"" 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>1575066971 9781575066974 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Genesis, I-XI--Criticism, interpretation, etc.<br/>Bible.--Genesis, I-XI.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Creation--Biblical teaching.<br/>Middle Eastern literature--History and criticism.<br/>RELIGION--Biblical Criticism & Interpretation--Old Testament.<br/>Creation--Biblical teaching.<br/>Middle Eastern literature.<br/>Religion.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Middle East--Religion.<br/>Middle East.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BS1199.C73  / B382 2013 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>221.6