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Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic: Essays in the History of the Religion of Israel
Frank Moore Cross
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Paperback. Essays addressing aspects of Israelite religious development. The book traces continuities between early Israelite religion and the Caananite culture it emerged from, exploring tension between the mythic and the historical and the re-emergence of Caananite mythic material in early Christianity. Num Pages: 394 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBP; HBJF1; HBLA; HRCG; HRJ; HRKP; JFSR1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 157 x 21. Weight in Grams: 576.
The essays in this volume address key aspects of Israelite religious development. Frank Moore Cross traces the continuities between early Israelite religion and the Canaanite culture from which it emerged; explores the tension between the mythic and the historical in Israel’s religious expression; and examines the reemergence of Canaanite mythic material in the apocalypticism of early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
The essays in this volume address key aspects of Israelite religious development. Frank Moore Cross traces the continuities between early Israelite religion and the Canaanite culture from which it emerged; explores the tension between the mythic and the historical in Israel’s religious expression; and examines the reemergence of Canaanite mythic material in the apocalypticism of early Christianity and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Condition
New
Number of Pages
394
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass, United States
ISBN
9780674091764
SKU
V9780674091764
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About Frank Moore Cross
Frank Moore Cross was Hancock Professor of Hebrew and Other Oriental Languages, Emeritus, Harvard University.
Reviews for Canaanite Myth and Hebrew Epic: Essays in the History of the Religion of Israel
Cross’s classic work is…an essential element in the armory of any serious biblical scholar… If you haven’t got it, get it! It is profound, definitive, and wonderfully readable.
J. Harold Ellens
Journal of Psychology and Christianity
The essays in this study are all written with the complementary breadth of scope and attention to detail characteristic of Cross; ... Read more
J. Harold Ellens
Journal of Psychology and Christianity
The essays in this study are all written with the complementary breadth of scope and attention to detail characteristic of Cross; ... Read more