In the Old Testament, there are references to a mysterious battle between God and Leviathan, the great sea serpent, before the creation of the world as we know it. This seems to reflect an ancient Canaanite myth about a cosmic struggle between order and chaos. But how might this story be retold from the point of view of Christian theology?
This book attempts such a retelling in a classic poetic style that includes both storytelling and theological reflection. In addition to the Bible and other ancient sources, this poem draws inspiration from classic literature such as John Milton's Paradise Lost, C.S. Lewis's Perelandra, and J.R.R. Tolkien's Silmarillion. This book also features a forward by Justin Burpo providing an introduction to the ancient mythological source material, its relation to the Biblical accounts, and the enduring value of mythological storytelling.
