3. The Institution of Marriage in Genesis 2 and in Atrahasis

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. 1. The Ancient Near Eastern Context of the Hebrew Ideas of Creation 7
5. 2. Paradise Reexamined 54
6. 3. The Institution of Marriage in Genesis 2 and in Atrahasis 86
7. 4. The Divine Sovereign: The Image of God in the Priestly Creation Account 96
8. 5. The Sleeping God: An Ancient Near Eastern Motif of Divine Sovereignty 139
9. 6. The Reed Sea: Requiescat in Pace 158
10. 7. The Covenant of Peace: A Neglected Ancient Near Eastern Motif 175
11. 8. The Malevolent Deity in Mesopotamian Myth 199
12. Indexes 229