Egypt as a Monster in the Book of Ezekiel
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What does the monster in the Book of Ezekiel embody? Appealing to Monster Theory and the ancient Near Eastern motif of Chaoskampf, Safwat Marzouk argues that the paradoxical character of the category of the monster is what prompts the portrayal of Egypt as a monster.
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Unlike the typical Chaoskampf in the ancient Near East, YHWH does not enter into combat with the sea but uses the sea as an instrument for the destruction of the Egyptians.
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From The Journey through the Netherworld and the Death of the Sun God: A Novel Reading of Exodus 7–15 in Light of the Book of Gates (2023) · cites this paper as Marzouk (2015, p. 23)
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Lee, S. (2023) · Religions · doi:10.3390/rel14030343 · Cited by 1 · see citing works
Hays, C. B. (2025) · The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Monsters · doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780197565056.013.0011
- Authors
- Marzouk, S.
- Affiliations
- Princeton Theological Seminary (US)
- Corresponding author
- Marzouk, Safwat
- ORCID
- Marzouk, Safwat
- Venue
- Mohr Siebeck eBooks
- Publisher
- Mohr Siebeck
- Published
- 2015
- OpenAlex
- W2894920002
- Cited by
- 23
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 4 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 2.83
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Mohr Siebeck eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Keywords
- Book of Ezekiel, Egypt, monsters, monster theory, Hebrew Bible, biblical exegesis
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