When the great abyss opened : classic and contemporary readings of Noah's flood / J. David Pleins.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pleins, J. David.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noah (Biblical figure).

Noah.

Deluge.

Noah's ark.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The story of Noah's flood is one of the best-loved and most often retold biblical tales, the inspiration for numerous children's books and toys, novels, and even films. Whether as allusion, archetype, or literal presence--the American landscape is peppered with ""recreations"" of the ark--the story of Noah's animals and the ark resonates throughout American culture and the world. While most think of Noah's ark as a dramatic myth, others are consumed by the quest for geological and archaeological proof that the flood really occurred. Persistent rumors of a large vessel on the mountain of Ararat

Contents:

Cover; Contents; 1. Of Angels, Mangers, and Arks: Black Sea Flooding and Mountain Mania; 2. For the Bible Tells Me So!: Competing Ways to Read Genesis; 3. Not as Seamless as It Seems: The Literalist's Lens; 4. Just after Breakfast on Sunday, October 23, 4004 B.C.: Fundamentalist Literalism and Creation ""Science""; 5. From Sarcophagus to Ship: Traditional and Early Scientific Visions of the Flood; 6. Weather Reports?: Adopting the Mythic View; 7. Diverting the Stream of Tradition: Reinventing the Flood Myth; 8. Race, Sex, and the Curse: When Myths Go Wrong

9. Simone de Beauvoir aboard the Ark: Male Hero Fantasies and the Second Sex 10. Can We Really Dig Up God?: Science, Myth, and the Flood Today; Conclusion. Telling Many Different Stories; Appendix. The J and P Versions of the Flood Story; Notes; Bibliography; Index;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

0-19-515608-0

0-19-988263-0

0-19-973655-3

9786613020543

1-283-02054-8

OCLC:

706137219