The God of Thunder and War in Micah, Habakkuk, and Zechariah
The God of Thunder and War in Micah, Habakkuk, and Zechariah Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 212
ISBN: 9781463206116
Pub Date: August 2018
Imprint: Gorgias Press
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£95.00
Description:
This volume explores storm-/warrior-god motif as found in non-biblical ANE texts, followed by an analysis of the language and imagery in several noteworthy theophanic passages in the Hebrew Bible. These characteristics and vocabulary are used in later chapters to identify and analyze similar motifs in the Twelve Prophets, especially focusing on Mic 7:7-20; Habakkuk 3; and Zech 9:9-16 as test cases. By tracing the use of the storm-/warrior-god motif and language associated with it, a detectable shift is apparent in the use of the motif in the HB that corresponds with the development of monotheism within Ancient Israelite religion.