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Greek Religion and Culture, the Bible and the Ancient Near East
Abstract
In the last decades there has been an increasing interest in the relationship between Greek religion & culture and the Ancient Near East. This challenging book contributes greatly to this interest by studying the Near Eastern background of important Greek myths, such as those of the creation of the world and the first woman, the Flood, the Golden Fleece, the Titans and travelling seers, but also of the births of Attis and Asclepius as well as the origins of the terms ‘paradise’ and ‘magic’. It also shows that, in turn, Greek literature influenced Jewish stories of divine epiphanies and that the Greek scapegoat myths and rituals contributed to the central Christian notion of atonement.
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Even under critical scholarship, the Gnostic narrative had degrees of unity regarding the primordial serpent, the Demiurge, and related figures as a mythological typology.
“Therefore, even under the scrutiny of critical scholarship, the Gnostic narrative did have degrees of unity as it pertains to the present analysis of the primordial serpent, the Demiurge, and related figures as a mythological typology.”
From The Demiurge and the Primeval Serpent Motif within Classical Thought and its Culmination within Gnosticism and Early Christianity (2023) · cites this paper as [10]
After the collapse of the Bronze Age eliminated other writing forms, it was likely that languages dispersed through alphabetic script by Phoenicians, Hebrews, Philistines, and other groups throughout Syria-Palestine.
“after the collapse of the Bronze Age eliminated other writing forms, it was likely that languages dispersed through alphabetic script by Phoenicians, Hebrews, Philistines, and other groups throughout Syria-Palestine.”
From The Demiurge and the Primeval Serpent Motif within Classical Thought and its Culmination within Gnosticism and Early Christianity (2023) · cites this paper as [10]
It has also been suggested that such infamous Greek monsters as the Gorgons, themselves notably associated with snakes, share their origins with Lamashtu.
“It has also been suggested that such infamous Greek monsters as the Gorgons, themselves notably associated with snakes, share their origins with Lamashtu.”
From The Demiurge and the Primeval Serpent Motif within Classical Thought and its Culmination within Gnosticism and Early Christianity (2023) · cites this paper as [10]
As Assyria played a large role in the development of trade between Greek West and Semitic East, it rapidly assimilated city states and kingdoms, and by 877 BC the Assyrians had reached the Mediterranean.
“As Assyria played a large role in the development of trade between Greek West and Semitic East, Burkert noted that it rapidly assimilated city states and kingdoms, and by 877 BC the Assyrians had reached the Mediterranean.”
From The Demiurge and the Primeval Serpent Motif within Classical Thought and its Culmination within Gnosticism and Early Christianity (2023) · cites this paper as [10]
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- Authors
- Bremmer, J.
- Corresponding author
- Bremmer, Jan
- ORCID
- Bremmer, Jan
- Venue
- BRILL eBooks
- Publisher
- BRILL
- Published
- 2008-04-21
- OpenAlex
- W386819915
- Cited by
- 188
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 6.23
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- BRILL eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Classics › Classical Antiquity Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
- Keywords
- ancient Greek religion, ancient Near East, Greek mythology, creation myths, Great Flood, Golden Fleece, Titan, Attis, Asclepius, paradise, magic, divine epiphany, scapegoat ritual, atonement, Bible, Greek literature
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