The Transformation of Tĕh?m: From Deified Power to Demonized Abyss (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004708778)

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.

Author: Rosanna Lu
ISBN-10: 9004708774
ISBN-13: 9789004708778
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 10/31/2024
Pages: 210
Format: Hardcover