Creation and Destruction: A Reappraisal of the Chaoskampf Theory in the Old Testament

by David Toshio Tsumura

In 1989, David Tsumura published a monograph entitled The Earth and the Waters in Genesis 1 and 2: A Linguistic Evaluation, in which he demonstrated that the oft-recited claim that the early chapters of Genesis betrayed a background or adaptation by Israel of mythological terms and/or motifs from other ancient Near Eastern literature could not be supported by a close examination of the linguistic data. Despite the book's positive reception,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1575061066
• ISBN13: 9781575061061
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: Eisenbrauns
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"