Tag: Red Sea

• The Exodus times Three

  In its final form, Exodus, like the Bible’s other opening books, was a well-crafted compilation using a variety of oral and written source materials. These had originated, and then been expanded upon, for at least five centuries, in different locations, at diverse times, by numberless story tellers and writers. The final editors had exemplary respect…

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  25th Jan 2023

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, History, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Poetry, Religion

  Exodus, God, Hebrew Bible, Israelites, Literature, Moses, Old Testatment, Pharaoh, Red Sea, Yahweh

• The Bible and Canaanite Myth

  Previous posts have explored the use made by the writers/editors of the Hebrew Bible of the Babylonian myth of Marduk and Tiamat, goddess of the salt waters. A different version of this story is found in the mythology of Israel’s fellow Canaanites, and appears in tablets (see above) discovered at ancient Ugarit on the Mediterranean…

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  18th Oct 2022

  Christianity, Hebrew Bible, Literature, Mythology, Old Testament, Poetry, Religion

  Baal, Canaan, Hebrew Bible, Israelites, Myth, Red Sea, River Jordan, Storm God, Ugarit, Yahweh