TY - BOOK AU - Batto,Bernard Frank TI - In the beginning: essays on creation motifs in the ancient Near East and the Bible T2 - Siphrut: literature and theology of the Hebrew Scriptures SN - 1575066971 AV - BS1199.C73 B382 2013 U1 - 221.6 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Winona Lake, Indiana PB - Eisenbrauns KW - Bible KW - Genesis, I-XI KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Creation KW - Biblical teaching KW - Middle Eastern literature KW - History and criticism KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Criticism & Interpretation KW - Old Testament KW - bisacsh KW - Religion KW - Middle East KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; ""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"" UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=585935 UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=585935 ER -