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1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages). |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
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text file |
Series |
Themes in biblical narrative,
1388-3909 ;
v. 8
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Themes in biblical narrative ; v. 8.
1388-3909
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The creation of light in Genesis 1:1-5 : remarks on the function of light and darkness in the opening verses of the Hebrew Bible / Ed Noort -- Back to chaos : the relationship between Jeremiah 4:23-26 and Genesis 1 / Jacques van Ruiten -- "Lights serving as signs for festivals" (Genesis 1:14b) in Enūma eliš and early Judaism / Eibert Tigchelaar -- Creation in the Dead Sea scrolls / Florentino García Martínez -- Canonical and alternative creation myths in ancient Greece / Jan N. Bremmer -- Cosmic gods and primordial chaos in Hellenistic and Roman philosophy : the context of Philo's interpretation of Plato's Timaeus and the Book of Genesis / John Dillon -- God the creator, god the creation : Numenius' interpretation of Genesis 1:2 (Frg. 30) / Robbert M. van den Berg -- Galen and Genesis / Teun Tieleman -- The "true light which enlightens everyone" (John 1:9) : John, Genesis, the Platonic notion of "true, noetic light," and the allegory of the cave in Plato's Republic / George H. van Kooten -- Creation "out of " and "through" water in 2 Peter 3:5 / Edward Adams -- The history-of-religions background of 1 Timothy 4:4 : "everything that God as created is good" / Boudewijn Dehandschutter -- Reading creation : early medieval views of Genesis and Plato's Timaeus / Willemien Otten -- Design in nature : some current issues / René van Woudenberg -- Design in nature : some comments from the ancient perspective / John Dillon. |
Summary |
"This volume discusses the narrative of the macro-creation of heaven, earth and light in the first chapter of Genesis and focuses extensively on its later interpretations in different cultural and religious contexts."--Jacket. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Bible. Genesis, I -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Congresses.
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Bible. Genesis, I. |
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Bible. New Testament -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. -- Congresses.
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Bible. New Testament. |
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Bible. A.T. Genèse. I -- Critique, interprétation, etc. |
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Bible. New Testament -- Critique, interprétation, etc. -- Congrès. |
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Bible. Genesis, I. |
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Bible. New Testament. |
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Genesis. |
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Creation -- Biblical teaching -- Congresses.
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Creation -- Biblical teaching. |
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Biblical cosmology -- Congresses.
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Biblical cosmology. |
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Cosmology -- History -- Congresses.
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Cosmology. |
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History. |
Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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Conference papers and proceedings.
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Added Author |
Kooten, Geurt Hendrik van, 1969-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Creation of heaven and earth. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2005 (DLC) 2004059618 |
ISBN |
9781429452663 (electronic book) |
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1429452668 (electronic book) |
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9789004142350 (acid-free paper) |
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9004142355 (acid-free paper) |
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9004142355 (acid-free paper) |
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