Publication Date
Fall 2001
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Biblical Studies | Comparative Methodologies and Theories | Ethics in Religion | History of Religions of Eastern Origins | History of Religions of Western Origin | Other Religion | Religion | Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Abstract
Many scholars of the Hebrew Bible have postulated that the source of the taunt-song of Isa xiv 12-15 is to be found in Ugaritic religious literature Many of these scholars believe that the passage contains elements of both El and Bacal myths, an assumption that leads them to discount the proposition that all the mythological strands of Isa xiv 12-15 can be correlated with a single Ugaritic myth Still others contend that only a single myth concerning the usurpation of El can account for all of the mythological features This article disputes both of these positions, arguing that no usurpation of El is in view, and that the mythological provenance of Isa xiv 12-15 can be entirely correlated with the Bacal-cAthtar myth
Recommended Citation
Heiser, Michael, "The Mythological Provenance of Isaiah 14:12-15: A Reconsideration of the Ugaritic Material" (2001). Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015). 280.
https://digitalcommons.liberty.edu/lts_fac_pubs/280
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Comments
Published in Vetus Testamentum, LI:3 (Fall 2001), pgs 354-359.