A Suitable Match: Eve, Enkidu, and the Boundaries of Humanity in the Eden Narrative and the Epic of Gilgamesh

W Kynes - Harvard Theological Review, 2023 - cambridge.org
Juxtaposing the shared emphasis on the basic human need for companionship in the Eden
Narrative and the Epic of Gilgamesh provides new insight, both into how the texts …

Rebels in Biblical and Chinese Texts: A Comparative Study on the Interplay of Myth and History

A Amihay, L Li - Religions, 2020 - mdpi.com
This study offers a new approach for studying biblical myth in two directions: first, by
expanding the scope of investigation beyond the clearly mythological elements to other …

A House Filled with Light: The Birth of Moses in Late Antique Contexts

SS Schick - Journal of ancient Judaism, 2023 - brill.com
In a homiletic cluster expounding upon the first two chapters of Exodus, Bavli Sotah 12a–b
includes a tradition describing light filling the house upon Moses's birth. While this appears …