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Argonauts of the Desert
Structural Analysis of the Hebrew Bible
Philippe Wajdenbaum
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Argonauts of the Desert
Structural Analysis of the Hebrew Bible
Philippe Wajdenbaum
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'Argonauts of the Desert' presents a revolutionary new commentary on the Bible and its origins, arguing that most biblical stories and laws were inspired by Greek literature. From Genesis to Kings, the books of the Bible may have been written by a single author, a Hellenized Judean scholar who used Plato's ideal state in The Laws as a primary source. As such, biblical Israel is a recreation of that twelve tribes State and the stories surrounding the birth, life and death of that State were inspired by Greek epics. Each chapter presents the biblical material and compares this to the Greek or Roman equivalents, discussing similarities and differences.
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Copenhagen International Seminar
General Editor: Thomas L. Thompson and Ingrid Hjelm, both at the University of Copenhagen
Editors: Niels Peter Lemche and Mogens MĂŒller, both at the University of Copenhagen
Language Revision Editor: James West
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The Expression âSon of Manâ and the Development of Christology
A History of Interpretation
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Japheth Ben Aliâs Book of Jeremiah
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Changing Perspectives I
Studies in the History, Literature and Religion of Biblical Israel
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Argonauts of the Desert
Structural Analysis of the Hebrew Bible
First published 2011 by Equinox, an imprint of Acumen
Published 2014 by Routledge
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ISBN 13: 978â1-84553â924-5 (hbk)
DOI: 10.4324/9781315728766
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Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Hypothesis and Thesis
- East of Eden
- Why Isnât It the Other Way Around?
- Claude LĂ©vi-Straussâ Structural Anthropology
- The Linguistic Argument
- The Question of Diffusion and Borrowing in Histoire de Lynx
- Biblical Criticism and the Documentary Hypothesis
- The Collapsing of the Consensus
- Four Possible Eras: Royal, Exilic, Persian and Hellenistic
- The Great Mythical Greek Cycles
- The Main Greek Authors
- Roman-Era Writers
- The Techniques of the Biblical Writer
- Foreword to the Chapters
- 1. Genesis
- In the Beginning was Timaeus
- The Splitting of the Androgyne
- The Golden Age
- Eve / Pandora
- The First Murderer and the Demi-gods
- Cain / AlcmĂŠon
- The Flood
- The Castration of Ouranos / The Drunkenness of Noah
- The Table of Nations
- The Tower of Babel
- Abraham / Euphemos: The Promised Land
- Abraham / Anaxandrides
- Abraham and Isaac / Hyrieus and Orion
- Lot, Philemon and Baucis, Orpheus and Eurydice, Cyniras and Myrrha
- Isaac / Phrixos
- Jacob and Esau, Acrisios and Proetos, Heracles and Eurystheus
- Jacob and Laban / Heracles and Thespios
- Jacob and Laban / Sisyphus and Autolycus
- Dinah / Helen
- Reuben / Hippolytus
- Judah and Tamar
- Er, Son of Judah, and Er, Son of Armenios
- Joseph / Ulysses
- Other Greek Parallels in t...