Biblical Myth and Rabbinic Mythmaking
- ISBN-10
- 0199284202
- ISBN-13
- 9780199284207
- Category
- Religion
- Pages
- 458
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press on Demand
- Author
- Michael A. Fishbane
Description
Over the course of three main sections focused on biblical, rabbinic, and zoharic sources, Fishbane lays to rest modern biases against monotheistic myths through a masterful, systematic exploration of various cosmogonies, theomachies, and eschatologies.
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