Thesis (MA(Semitiese tale)--Universiteit van Pretoria, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 166-171)

Thesis (M.A.)--Liberty University, 2010. / Includes bibliographical references.

This dissertation concerns the interpretation of theophanic imagery in the Prophets. In essence, my argument is that the imagery which attends and describes theophany in the poetic books of the Hebrew Bible is mythic and not metaphorical-that it should be interpreted in relation to the Chaoskampf myth, as Yahweh defeats chaos and restores order, rather than being understood as a metaphorical comparison with natural phenomena. In arguing this way, however, I am taking a new approach to theophanic imagery, for such imagery has almost uniformly been understood in Old Testament scholarship as metaphor. Before examining in detail this traditional and more widespread approach to theophanic imagery and the alternative to it which I wish to suggest, however, it will be helpful to state at the outset two foundations upon which my argument rests and the specific texts which will be enlisted to support it.

Thesis (M.C.S.)--Regent College, 2007. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 168-190).

Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-03T12:19:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rogerio moura.pdf: 745391 bytes, checksum: 4b0ce837be46fa77092a465bf49872f7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-10-05 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Psalm 82, in the beginning of its verses, shows the environment in which its song is established: the council of the gods. In this celestial meeting, one god rises up and accuses the other gods of neglecting the weaker. The gods are condemned to death and the gods who presides the gods assembly nominates another god to govern all nations of the world. The council of gods scene and the decrees promulgated in these meetings in the celestial world are recurrent in other Ancient Near East literature. In the religious literature found in Ugarit, ancient Canaanite city, El, Baal, Asherah and other deities joined to discuss issues related to the order of cosmos. In this sense, Psalm 82 share elements of the Canaanite religiosity and culture. / O salmo 82, desde o início de seus versos, mostra o ambiente no qual se situa seu cântico: o concílio dos deuses. Nessa reunião celestial, um deus se levanta e acusa os outros deuses de negligenciar os mais fracos. Os deuses são condenados à morte e o deus que preside a assembleia dos deuses nomeia outro deus para governar todas as nações da terra. A cena do concílio dos deuses e os decretos promulgados nesses encontros no mundo celestial são recorrentes em outras literaturas do Antigo Oriente Próximo. Na literatura religiosa de Ugarit, antiga cidade cananeia, El, Baal, Asherah e outras deidades se reúnem para discutir assuntos pertinentes à ordem do cosmos. Nesse sentido, o Salmo 82 compartilha elementos da religiosidade e da cultura dos cananeus.