Slaying the Dragon: Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition
Bernard F. Batto$40.80
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In Slaying the Dragon: Mythmaking in the Biblical Tradition, Bernard Batto argues that biblical authors, like other ancient Near East authors, used mythic traditions in composing their works. Batto joins massive evidence with masterful argument to show that myth actually lies at the heart of the theological enterprise of the biblical authors. Slaying the Dragon is sure to provoke dicussion on the theological relevance of myth in the biblical tradition.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
Published: 11/01/1992
ISBN: 9780664253530
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 9.06h x 6.00w x 0.73d