%0 Journal Article
%T Dragon Myths and Biblical Theology
%A Robert D. Miller
%J Theological Studies
%@ 2169-1304
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0040563918819812
%X A recurrent myth in the Bible about God ¡°slaying a dragon,¡± primarily in the Old Testament, provides a test case for using the ¡°study of Scripture as the soul of theology¡± without depending on historical accuracy or indeed on ¡°salvation history¡± at all. Freeing us from the dangers of a resurgent focus on history in theological interpretation, this article shows how the dragon-slaying myth speaks powerfully to theodicy and the problem of evil
%K biblical theology
%K Chaoskampf
%K dragons
%K Heilsgeschichte
%K hermeneutics
%K Leviathan
%K myth
%K revelation
%K salvation history
%K theodicy
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0040563918819812