Contents

List of Illustrations

Abbreviations

List of Contributors

Introduction

Part 1 Ancient Near East

Chapter 1 The Leviathan in the Ancient Near East

Part 2 Old Testament

Chapter 2 God and the Dragons in the Book of Isaiah

Chapter 3 As a Fish on Dry Land Some Remarks on Tannîn in Ezekiel

Chapter 4 “Is Your Rage Against the Rivers, Your Wrath Against the Sea?” Storm-God Imagery in Habakkuk 3

Chapter 5 The Monster as a Toy Leviathan in Psalm 104:26

Chapter 6 “Fantastic Beasts and Where to FindThe(ir Wisdo)m” Behemoth and Leviathan in the Book of Job

Part 3 Early and Rabbinic Judaism

Chapter 7 Leviathan on the Menu of the Messianic Meal The Use of Various Images of Leviathan in Early Jewish Tradition

Part 4 New Testament and Early Christianity

Chapter 8 Romans 16:17–20a: Imminent Danger and Victory

Chapter 9 The Air Combat between Michael and the Dragon Revelation 12:7–12 in Relation to Similar Texts from the New Testament

Chapter 10 Leviathan and the Monsters in Revelation

Part 5 Theological Reflections

Chapter 11 God and the Suffering of Animals

Chapter 12 “God Deals More Roughly with His Creature thanWe Would Like” Leviathan in the Work of Arnold A. van Ruler

Chapter 13 Modern Political Society as Leviathan Interpretation and Application of Thomas Hobbes’ Use of a Biblical Symbol

Chapter 14 The Dragon / Snake in Myth, Religion and MissionFear of Death Defeated by the Message of Life

Part 6 Iconographic Representations

Chapter 15 A Glimpse of the Beast Leviathan in Late Medieval and Early Modern Art

Chapter 16 Incarnations of Death: Leviathan in the Movies

Index of Ancient Sources

Index of Geographical and Personal Names

Index of Subjects

Index of Modern Authors