Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40–48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1
Isaiah 40‒48 emphasizes that Yahweh is a unique creator-god. Did the author(s) arrive at this idea by adopting, adapting or refuting other texts and traditions, and, if so, which? This article offers fresh arguments and re-examines the potential relations between Isaiah 40‒48, Zoroastrianism, Babyl...
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Isaiah 40‒48 emphasizes that Yahweh is a unique creator-god. Did the author(s) arrive at this idea by adopting, adapting or refuting other texts and traditions, and, if so, which? This article offers fresh arguments and re-examines the potential relations between Isaiah 40‒48, Zoroastrianism, Babylonian religion and the creation account in Genesis 1.
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| spelling | doaj.art-223225dec5dd44918b240303a3fb2fae2023-03-22T22:35:35ZengUniversity of Alberta LibraryJournal of Hebrew Scriptures1203-15422013-09-011310.5508/jhs.2013.v13.a8Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40–48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1Tina Dykesteen Nilsen0School of Mission and Theology, Stavanger, Norway Isaiah 40‒48 emphasizes that Yahweh is a unique creator-god. Did the author(s) arrive at this idea by adopting, adapting or refuting other texts and traditions, and, if so, which? This article offers fresh arguments and re-examines the potential relations between Isaiah 40‒48, Zoroastrianism, Babylonian religion and the creation account in Genesis 1. https://jhsonline.org/index.php/jhs/article/view/20652 |
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| title | Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40–48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1 |
| title_full | Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40–48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1 |
| title_fullStr | Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40–48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40–48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1 |
| title_short | Creation in Collision? Isaiah 40–48 and Zoroastrianism, Babylonian Religion and Genesis 1 |
| title_sort | creation in collision isaiah 40 48 and zoroastrianism babylonian religion and genesis 1 |
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