Title
Psalm 93: An Exegetical Study of the Psalm and its Relationship to Ancient Near Eastern Mythology
Date of Award
4-3-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Theology (Th.M)
Department
Historical Theology
First Advisor
William D. Barrick
Abstract
Does the Bible depend upon ancient Near Eastern l literature? Does it need to? If so, how much? If not, why not? These questions evoke much debate among contemporary scholarship. It is often understood that ancient Israel borrowed much from other pagan cultures from that milieu. Does this fact curtail or even make light of the biblical affirmation that all Scripture is "inspired by God" (2 Tim 3: 16)?2 Some argue that the biblical record only seized ideas rather than entire poems or psalms or phrases. Others take umbrage with this and endeavor to clarify that the biblical writers wrote without any dependence or borrowing whatsoever from the pagan, polytheistic, and syncretistic peoples.
Recommended Citation
Kirkland, Geoffrey Randall, "Psalm 93: An Exegetical Study of the Psalm and its Relationship to Ancient Near Eastern Mythology" (2009). Master of Art Theology Thesis. 55.
https://scholar.csl.edu/ma_th/55
Comments
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