Myth and Scripture

resources for Biblical Study Susan ackerman, Old testament/hebrew Bible editor

number 78

Myth and Scripture conteMporary perSpectiveS on religion, language, and iMagination

Edited by

dexter e. callender Jr.

SBl press atlanta

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Contents

Acknowledgments ...........................................................................................vii Abbreviations ....................................................................................................ix Introduction: Scholarship