Leviathan, Rebuffing the Notion of Being Identified as a Natural Animal?

Leviathan and other sea-monsters in the Hebrew Bible have caused great dissonance amongst biblical scholars. No consensus exists amongst them on how to translate the Hebrew words referring to these mythical monsters. Therefore, a tendency developed amongst exegetes to transfigure these mythical beas...

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Subtitles:Festschrift for Willie van Heerden
Main Author: Dyssel, Allan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Unisa Press 2021
In: Journal for semitics
Year: 2021, Volume: 30, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-23
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hebrew language / Leviathan / Animals
RelBib Classification:BH Judaism
HB Old Testament
Further subjects:B Ancient Near East
B mythical monsters
B Leviathan
B translatorial gatekeeping
B falsification
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