18 books like Myth, Legend and Custom in the Old Testament
Introduction to mythology
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Answer to Job
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…
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Reflections on the Psalms
Reflections on the Psalms
"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…
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Traditions of the Tinguian
Abstracts: p. 202-226.
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The golden age of myth & legend
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The Origins of Biblical Monotheism
The Origins of Biblical Monotheism
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.
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Bible myths and their parallels in other religions
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.
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The Gospel of Thomas
The Gospel of Thomas
"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…
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Popular Tales from Norse Mythology
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African Myths (Graphic Mythology)
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Confessions of the Critics
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Myths and myth-makers
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Reading the Bible Again For the First Time
Reading the Bible Again For the First Time
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…
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Bulfinch's Mythology Vols. 2&3
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Scandinavian folk-lore
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Myth and ritual in Christianity
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Hephaestus
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Comparative mythology
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