18 books like Myth, Legend and Custom in the Old Testament

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Introduction to mythology Lewis Spence · 1921 · 334p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Mythologie, Folklore, Mythology with this book.
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Answer to Job Carl Gustav Jung · 1952 · ★ 5.0 · 194p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Considered one of Jung's most controversial works, Answer to Job also stands as Jung's most extensive commentary on a biblical text. Here, he confronts the story of the man who challenged God, the man who experienced hell on earth and still did not reject his faith. Job's journey parallels Jung's own experience--as reported in The Red Book: Liber Novus--of descending into the depths of his own… Shares Bibel, Criticism, Bible, Mythology
Reflections on the Psalms
Reflections on the Psalms C. S. Lewis · 1958 · ★ 4.3 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "I write," the author says, "as one amateur to another, talking about the difficulties I have met, or lights I have gained, with the hope that this might at any rate interest, and sometimes even help, other inexpert readers." He relates the Psalms to their tripel background: to the ancient Judaic religion which produced them, to the age of Christ when they took on new meanings, and to our daily… Shares Bibel, Criticism, Bible
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Traditions of the Tinguian Fay-Cooper Cole · 1915 · 248p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Abstracts: p. 202-226. Shares Folklore, Mythology
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The golden age of myth & legend Thomas Bulfinch · 1900 · 495p · ≈ 16h · Moderate Shares Folklore, Mythology with this book.
The Origins of Biblical Monotheism
The Origins of Biblical Monotheism Mark S Smith · 2001 · 348p · ≈ 11h · Moderate One of the leading scholars of ancient West Semitic religion discusses polytheism vs. monotheism by covering the fluidity of those categories in the ancient Near East. He argues that Israel's social history is key to the development of monotheism. Shares Critique, Criticism, Bible
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Bible myths and their parallels in other religions Thomas William Doane · 1800 · 636p · ≈ 21h · Demanding 1910 Being a comparison of the Old & New Testament myths & miracles with those of heathen nations of antiquity. Considering also their origin & meaning with numerous illustrations. Some of the contents: the Creation & Fall of Man; the Deluge; Tower. Shares Criticism, Bible, Mythology
The Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas Marvin W. Meyer · 1992 · 130p · ≈ 4h · Moderate "In this fresh and masterful translation, Marvin Meyer presents one of the world's best-loved sacred texts. Honed over the last twenty years through a dozen versions, Meyer's Thomas promises to remain the definitive translation for decades to come." "Widely regarded by scholars as containing many of the original sayings of Jesus, The Gospel of Thomas was discovered in 1945 among the gnostic texts… Shares Critique, Criticism
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Popular Tales from Norse Mythology George Webbe Dasent · 2001 · 352p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Folklore, Mythology with this book.
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African Myths (Graphic Mythology) Gary Jeffrey · 2005 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Light Shares Folklore, Mythology with this book.
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Confessions of the Critics H. Aram Veeser · 1995 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Critique, Criticism with this book.
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Myths and myth-makers John Fiske · 1873 · 251p · ≈ 8h · Challenging Shares Mythologie, Folklore, Mythology with this book.
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time Marcus J. Borg · 2001 · ★ 3.6 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: Extensive hyperlinking allows the reader to move easily from Professor Borg's text and footnotes to the full text of the actual Biblical passages he cites (including the entirety of the Book of Job); "Seriously but Not Literally," an interview in which Borg discusses his own journey as a scholar and a person of faith and his membership in the controversial… Shares Criticism, Bible
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Bulfinch's Mythology Vols. 2&3 Thomas Bulfinch · 1962 · ★ 3.5 Shares Folklore, Mythology with this book.
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Scandinavian folk-lore William A. Craigie · 1896 · 554p · ≈ 18h · Challenging Shares Folklore, Mythology with this book.
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Myth and ritual in Christianity Alan Watts · 1953 · 262p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.
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Hephaestus Teri Temple · 2012 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Light Shares Mythology with this book.
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Comparative mythology F. Max Müller · 1909 · 184p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares Mythology with this book.

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