1) the last piece, the malevolent deity in mesopotamian myth, with a section the chaos monster tradition, deals with the mesopotamian manifestation of the eternal human quest for the origin of evil. the previously published articles explore in novel ways various creation motifs. The motif of planting peace the malevolent deity in mesopotamian myth 1 Gods proper who on occasion act as malevolent deities 3 The chaos monster tradition 4 The inscrutable divine sovereign indexes index of authors index of scripture Batto spent the bulk of his career examining the ancient near eastern context of the hebrew bible, with particular interest in the influence of the surrounding cultures on the biblical creation stories
This collection gathers six of his most important previously published essays and adds two new contributions Among the essays, batto identifies various creation motifs prevalent in. 1) the last piece, “the malevolent deity in mesopotamian myth,” with a section “the chaos monster tradition,” deals with “the mesopotamian manifestation of the eternal human quest for the origin of evil.” the previously published articles explore “in novel ways” various creation motifs.
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