Myth, History, and Metaphor in the Hebrew Bible

by Paul Cho

This book examines the long-debated issue of the relationship between the Hebrew Bible and ancient Near Eastern myths. Using an innovative, interdisciplinary methodology that combines theories of metaphor and narrative, Paul Cho argues that the Hebrew Bible is more deeply mythological than previously recognized. Because the Hebrew Bible contains fragments of the sea myth but no continuous narrative, the study of myth in the Hebrew Bible is usually...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108476198
• ISBN13: 9781108476195
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.2"