Robert D. Miller II is Associate Professor of Old Testament at The Catholic University of America and Research Associate in the Department of Old Testament at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

“Readers will find useful tools throughout Miller’s work, whether it is the careful development of the background of the dragon-slaying myth in ancient cultures or the myriad observations about biblical texts when examined through this lens. This is a subject that has needed sustained attention. Even where readers may not be convinced by Miller’s arguments, they will find ample material to develop and strengthen their own.”—Mark McEntire Review of Biblical Literature

• IntroductionPart I: East of Ginger Trees1. India2. Proto-Indo-Europeans3. A Global Myth?4. IranPart II: The Matter of the North5. Hittites6. Hurrian Influence7. From the Libraries of Ugarit8. Myths of MesopotamiaPart III: Canaanite Epic and Hebrew Myth9. The Old Testament: Overview10. The Psalms11. Genesis12. The Rest of the Old Testament13. Greek Traditions14. Daniel15. Second Temple Jewish TextsPart IV: Naming the Dragon Slayer16. The New TestamentConclusionsAppendixBibliographyIndexes

Robert D. Miller II is Associate Professor of Old Testament at The Catholic University of America and Research Associate in the Department of Old Testament at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

“Readers will find useful tools throughout Miller’s work, whether it is the careful development of the background of the dragon-slaying myth in ancient cultures or the myriad observations about biblical texts when examined through this lens. This is a subject that has needed sustained attention. Even where readers may not be convinced by Miller’s arguments, they will find ample material to develop and strengthen their own.”—Mark McEntire Review of Biblical Literature

• IntroductionPart I: East of Ginger Trees1. India2. Proto-Indo-Europeans3. A Global Myth?4. IranPart II: The Matter of the North5. Hittites6. Hurrian Influence7. From the Libraries of Ugarit8. Myths of MesopotamiaPart III: Canaanite Epic and Hebrew Myth9. The Old Testament: Overview10. The Psalms11. Genesis12. The Rest of the Old Testament13. Greek Traditions14. Daniel15. Second Temple Jewish TextsPart IV: Naming the Dragon Slayer16. The New TestamentConclusionsAppendixBibliographyIndexes

Robert D. Miller II is Associate Professor of Old Testament at The Catholic University of America and Research Associate in the Department of Old Testament at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.

“Readers will find useful tools throughout Miller’s work, whether it is the careful development of the background of the dragon-slaying myth in ancient cultures or the myriad observations about biblical texts when examined through this lens. This is a subject that has needed sustained attention. Even where readers may not be convinced by Miller’s arguments, they will find ample material to develop and strengthen their own.”—Mark McEntire Review of Biblical Literature

• IntroductionPart I: East of Ginger Trees1. India2. Proto-Indo-Europeans3. A Global Myth?4. IranPart II: The Matter of the North5. Hittites6. Hurrian Influence7. From the Libraries of Ugarit8. Myths of MesopotamiaPart III: Canaanite Epic and Hebrew Myth9. The Old Testament: Overview10. The Psalms11. Genesis12. The Rest of the Old Testament13. Greek Traditions14. Daniel15. Second Temple Jewish TextsPart IV: Naming the Dragon Slayer16. The New TestamentConclusionsAppendixBibliographyIndexes