Secret Origins of the Bible

Secret Origins of the Bible

Christianity and other religions
Mythology -- Comparative studies
Mythology
Bible -- Historiography
Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
Bible -- History

Callahan strictly interprets the Bible through the lens of comparative mythology, where the mythic content of Biblical stories is illustrated as a way to understand the purpose the stories served for the people who wrote them. Biblical history is merely a mythic representation of human psychology and meaning-making in human conscience. Callahan contends that most of the histories and stories were written and manipulated centuries after the events described. He cautions against literal interpetation of the Bible, but seeks to understand why society validates the myth.

Tim Callahan

Altadena, Calif. : Millennium Press

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