Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton by Hermann Gunkel

Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton by Hermann Gunkel

Foreword by Peter Machinist

Hermann Gunkel's groundbreaking Sch pfung und Chaos, originally published in German in 1895, is here translated in its entirety into English for the first time. Even though available only in German, this work by Gunkel has had a profound influence on modern biblical scholarship.

Discovering a number of parallels between the biblical creation accounts and a Babylonian creation account, the Enuma Elish, Gunkel argues that ancient Babylonian traditions shaped the Hebrew people's perceptions both of God's creative activity at the beginning of time and of God's re-creative activity at the end of time.

Including illuminating introductory pieces by eminent scholar Peter Machinist and by translator K. William Whitney, Gunkel's Creation and Chaos will appeal to serious students and scholars in the area of biblical studies.

Gunkel, Hermann: -

Hermann Gunkel (late Professor of Old Testament at the university in Berlin, Giessen, and Halle, Germany) is one of the most important figures in the history of Old Testament research. He is best known as the founding figure of form criticism and as a member of the History of Religion School.

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ISBN 13	9780802828040
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Title	Creation and Chaos in the Primeval Era and the Eschaton
Author	Hermann Gunkel
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	2006-10-01
Number of pages	484
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