摘要
西亚作为人类文明的发祥地之一,是古代中东地区的文明先驱。本文拟从分析《圣经》故事中存在的主要西亚神话因素入手,考察西亚神话与《圣经》故事的内在联系性,试图借此阐释西亚神话对《圣经》故事的重要影响和深远意义:一、西亚神话为《圣经》提供了丰富生动的"历史"素材;二、《圣经》在一定程度上借助改编西亚神话形成了自身严密的宗教思想体系;三、《圣经》在文学领域使西亚神话所塑造的神灵"人格化"艺术日趋成熟。
West Asia, as one birthplace of human civilizations, is a pioneer of civilization in the ancient Middle East. This article shows an inherent relationship between West Asian mythology and the Bible. The writer has tried to interpret the important influence and profound significance to the accomplishment of the Bible. First, West Asian mythology supplies plentiful and lively historical material. Secondly, the Bible has formed an strict religion ideological system itself. Thirdly, the art by which writers of the Bible personify gods of West Asian mythology become more and more mature in the region of literature.
关键词
西亚
神话
《圣经》
影响
West Asia Mythology The Bible Influence
