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Eric J. P. Wagner

Born 1981; 2010 MDiv/MA (Theology); 2017 MPhil (Biblical Studies); 2021 PhD (Biblical Studies); 2010 Roman Catholic priest; parochial vicar in the diocese of Belleville, IL, USA; assistant professor of Old and New Testament at Aquinas Institute of Theology.
Personified Mountains in Ancient Canonical Narratives

Personified Mountains in Ancient Canonical Narratives

Ancient canonical narratives from Mesopotamia, Greece, and the Hebrew Bible fused landscapes (topographic space) and human bodies (corporeal space) when personifying mountains. Built environments (architectonic space) also correlated with these anthropomorphic landscapes.

Personified Mountains in Ancient Canonical Narratives

Personified Mountains in Ancient Canonical Narratives

Eric J. P. Wagner identifiziert und analysiert personifizierte Berge im Gilgameš-Epos, in der Ilias und Odyssee sowie in Genesis 2 Könige. Diese "verkörperten Landschaften" stehen für mythisches Denken und laden zu einer neuen Lektüre ein, die ihre Bedeutung(en) und Funktion(en) in jedem Korpus nachzeichnet.