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Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton: A Religio-Historical Study of Genesis 1 and Revelation 12 Paperback - 2006

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From the publisher

Foreword by Peter Machinist

Hermann Gunkel's groundbreaking Schpfung und Chaos, originally published in German in 1895, is here translated in its entirety into English for the first time. Even though available only in German, this work by Gunkel has had a profound influence on modern biblical scholarship.

Discovering a number of parallels between the biblical creation accounts and a Babylonian creation account, the Enuma Elish, Gunkel argues that ancient Babylonian traditions shaped the Hebrew people's perceptions both of God's creative activity at the beginning of time and of God's re-creative activity at the end of time.

Including illuminating introductory pieces by eminent scholar Peter Machinist and by translator K. William Whitney, Gunkel's Creation and Chaos will appeal to serious students and scholars in the area of biblical studies.

From the rear cover

Hermann Gunkel's groundbreaking "Schopfung und Chaos," originally published in German in 1895, is here translated in its entirety into English for the first time. Even though available only in German, this work by Gunkel has had a profound influence on modern biblical scholarship.

Discovering a number of parallels between the biblical creation accounts and a Babylonian creation account, the "Enuma Elish," Gunkel argues that ancient Babylonian traditions shaped the Hebrew people's perceptions both of God's creative activity at the beginning of time and of God's re-creative activity at the end of time."

Including illuminating introductory pieces by eminent scholar Peter Machinist and by translator K. William Whitney, Gunkel's "Creation and Chaos" will appeal to serious students and scholars in the area of biblical studies.

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Title Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton: A Religio-Historical Study of Genesis 1 and Revelation 12
Author Hermann Gunkel
Binding Paperback
Edition Tra
Pages 484
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, Grand Rapids, MI
Publication date 2006-10-10
Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
ISBN 9780802828040 / 0802828043
Weight 1.51 lbs (0.68 kg)
Dimensions 9.24 x 6.34 x 1.01 in (23.47 x 16.10 x 2.57 cm)
Themes
- Religious Orientation: Christian
- Theometrics: Academic
Category Religion - Commentaries / Reference
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2006010896
Dewey Decimal Code 222.110