God’s Plan in Job and the “Wise Things” of Marduk
Author
Editor
- Göran Eidevall
- Blazenka Scheuer
Summary, in English
The article relates the concept of God's "plan" in Job 38:2 and 42:3 to similar concepts in earlier Ancient Near Eastern mythological literature, especially the term niklātu ("wise, ingenious things") used in the Babylonian Enuma Elish to describe the actions of Marduk - both the battle against the chaos monster Tiamat and the creation of the earthly world. Parallels are also drawn to expressions in the Ugaritic Epic of Kirta/Keret. These various concepts are analyzed as methods of integrating the ideas of the chaos battle and creation in the context of Wisdom literature.
Department/s
Publishing year
2011
Language
English
Pages
227-236
Publication/Series
Enigmas and Images: Studies in Honor of Tryggve N. D. Mettinger
Document type
Book chapter
Publisher
Eisenbrauns
Topic
- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Keywords
- Kirta
- Enuma Elish
- niklatu
- nikiltu
- Job 42:3
- Job 38:2
- plan
- ʿēṣâ
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0069-8954