Overview

Tehom, the Hebrew Bible’s primeval deep, is a powerful concept often overlooked outside of creation and conflict contexts. Primeval waters mark the boundary between life and death in the Hebrew Bible and the ancient Near East, representing the duality of both deliverance and judgment. This book examines all contexts of Tehom to explain its conceptual forms and use as a proper noun. Comparative methodology combined with affect and spatial theories provide new ways to understand how religious communities repurposed Tehom. These interpretations of Tehom empower resilience in times of suffering and oppression.

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Author:   Rosanna Lu
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   224
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.515kg
ISBN:  

9789004708778

ISBN 10:   9004708774
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   17 October 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

List of Tables Abbreviations 1 Introduction  1 The Deep: Person, Place, or Thing?  2 Ancient Near Eastern Deities and Dragons of the Deep  3 The Problem of Conflict  4 The Ugaritic Evidence  5 Methodological Approach  6 Towards Transformation 2 Deification  1 Introduction  2 Ancient Egypt  3 Ancient Mesopotamia  4 Ancient Canaan: Ugarit  5 Summary of Creation & Ritual Texts  6 Conclusion 3 Personification  1 Introduction  2 Tehom in Creation  3 Tehom in Ritual  4 Tehom in the Song of the Sea  5 Tehom and the Promise of Land  6 Tehom Remembered in Prophecy and Prayers  7 Tehom and Wisdom  8 Tehom and the Bronze Sea  9 Conclusion 4 Subjugation  1 Introduction  2 Sea Monsters and Their Subjugators  3 The Subjugated Deep in Human-Divine Relationships  4 The Significance of Subjugated Tehom for Ancient Israel  5 Emotions, Experiences, and Affect Theory  6 Conclusion 5 Demonization  1 Introduction  2 Textual Traditions  3 Dead Sea Scrolls  4 Septuagint (LXX)  5 Targums  6 Rabbinic Tradition  7 Conclusion 6 Transformation  1 Introduction  2 The Necessity of Transformation  3 Origins of Evil and Demons  4 Restraining and Sealing Evil  5 Oppressive Dragon Enemy  6 Conclusion 7 Conclusion  1 The Power of a Fluid Concept  2 Circular Beginnings and Endings  3 Awaiting the End Appendix1: Tehom in the Hebrew Bible Appendix2: Tehom-Related References in the Hebrew Bible Appendix3: Tehom in Dead Sea Scrolls Non-Biblical Manuscripts Appendix4: LXX Translations of Tehom Appendix5: Targum Translations of Tehom Appendix6: Tehom in Later Jewish and Christian Tradition Works Cited Index

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Rosanna A. Lu, PhD (2018), University of California, Los Angeles, is Visiting Assistant Professor of Theological Studies at Loyola Marymount University.

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