The Genesis of Genesis
Author | : Shlomo Giora Shoham |
Publisher | : Cambridge Scholars Publishing |
Total Pages | : 325 |
Release | : 2011-01-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781443827621 |
ISBN-13 | : 1443827622 |
Rating | : 4/5 (622 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Genesis of Genesis written by Shlomo Giora Shoham and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2011-01-18 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Genesis of Genesis is about the mytho-empiricism of creation—cosmogony. In its attempt to compare the mythologies of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean cultures—Egyptian, Greek, Judaic and Mesopotamian—the Judaic cosmogony of genesis, which is unique in its reliance on the word as creative agent, is contrasted with the Egyptian, Greek and Mesopotamian mythologies, which are more deterministic.