Noun: Chaoskampf
Sample Sentences
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At the very least, the phraseology provides a clear linguistic marker, that the following section should not be read simply as an account of the Chaoskampf of the warrior YHWH battling the forces of chaos. [1993, James Nogalski, Redactional Processes in the Book of the Twelve, De Gruyter, page 166:]
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Once the Chaoskampf interpretation in psalms of possibly preexilic composition (e.g., Psalms 18, 29, 46) is challenged, the Chaoskampf motif becomes mainly expressed in the postmonarchic period. [2023, Nissim Amzallag, Yahweh and the Origins of Ancient Israel: Insights from the Archaeological Record, Cambridge University Press, page 88:]
Etymology
Borrowed from German Chaoskampf (literally “chaos struggle”). See: German Nouns '
Chaoskampf'.