Behemoth, Ziz, and an Earth Monster? (Oh My!)

The world of the Bible was one populated with monsters. It was a much more overtly mythical world than the one we inhabit. A number of monstrous characters appear in the Bible. Today we're going to look at 3 of them and their possible parallels in non-Israelite cultures. We'll look at Behemoth, Ziz, and the possibility of a chthonic monster!

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If you are interested in learning more about this topic we suggest you start here:

John Day, God’s Conflict with the Dragon and the Sea: Echoes of the Canaanite Myth in the Old Testament.” Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985.

J. Gutmann, “Leviathan, Behemoth and Ziz: Jewish Messianic Symbols
in Art,” HUCA 39 (1968), 219–30.

Rene Lopez, “The Meaning of ‘Behemoth’ and ‘Leviathan’ in Job,” Bibliotheca Sacra 173 (Oct-Dec 2016): 401-24.

Karel van Der Toorn; Bob Becking; Pieter W. van der Horst (1999). Dictionary Of Deities And Demons In The Bible (2nd - Extensively Revised ed.). Grand Rapids, Michigan / Cambridge, U.K.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.

Mary Wakeman, “The Biblical Earth Monster in the Cosmogonic Combat Myth,” JBL (1969): 313-320

Nili Wazana, Anzu and Ziz: Great Mythical Birds in Ancient Near Eastern, Biblical, and Rabbinic Traditions, JANES 31 (2009): 111-135.

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00:23 Biblical Monsters Series Introduction
01:10 Behemoth
03:03 Bull of Heaven?
03:32 Bull-men?
04:11 Ugaritic Parallel for Behemoth
05:00 Ziz
07:56 A Biblical Earth Monster?
09:11 What do we make of all this?
10:26 Don't forget to like and subscribe!

[Dr_Armstrong]

Great research, great format. I'm glad I just discovered this channel. I recently started my own, and I'm taking notes from you!

[steelydan]

Just discovered your amazing channel. Web-hooked to our Discord server. Thank you!

[AyamanAmusic]

I know I'm late to the party, but I wanted to contribute with my Jewish knowledge.
"שדי" which you can read as "Shadai" is another name for God.
Which can interpret the verse better for "And the Ziz of God is with me."

[Endtimes]

Its not myth these are real creatures . If its a myth and bible is myth! These creatures are real and the bible is true