Mythology and Paganism
Two very interesting posts about the mythology found in Genesis
Both articles are from de-conversion
Garden of the Gods
Heaven: 2nd Star to the Right and Straight On ‘Til Morning
I see a parallel between the opening chapters of the book of Exodus, and the intro to the Iliad, but I’ve never really discussed it with anyone before. Is there a connection do you think, or is it just coincidence, that both match up on a number of different points? I can’t help but think […]
I came across an interesting tradition at Dance of the Mind earlier, regarding the Leviathan, found in the Talmudic tractate Baba Batra:
Rab Judah said in the name of Rab: All that the Holy One, blessed be He, created in his world he created male and female. Likewise, Leviathan the slant serpent and Leviathan the tortuous […]
Origen, in Against Celcus (6:24-25), relates the description of a diagram, drawn by Celcus, of ten separate circles joined by a single circle that represented the universal soul. The name of the universal soul was ‘Leviathan’ (The multi-headed sea serpent of Hebrew mythology) , its name given to both the centre and the circumference of […]
Baptism of Jesus in the Hortus Deliciarum
The Feast of the Baptism of the Lord is observed by the Roman Catholic and Anglican Churches after Epiphany, while the Eastern Orthodox Commemorates Jesus’ baptism on Epiphany 1..
It is not the day when Christ was born that should be called Epiphany”, says St. John Chrysostom, “but the […]
A series of posts on the Jewish Matriarchs, from Dr. Platypus.
Hagar
Sarah
Rebekah
Esau’s Wives
Leah and Rachel
Joseph Campbell compares the mythological theme of the Cosmic Cycle in the Hindu Puranas, the Icelandic Eddas, and the writings of Berossus, unveiling an enigmatic link between the external rhythm of the universe with the internal rhythm of our own hearts.
The Sumerian King List, Biblical Pre-Flood Patriarchs, and the Ten Avatars of Vishnu
We again […]
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