Bible Folklore a Study in Comparative Mythology 1884

A study of the Semitic peoples from a critical perspective. It is an attempt to apply the principle of evolution to the history of Hebrew and Christian belief. With charts and appendices. Contents: The legend of the year; Legends of the patriarchs; Twelve tribes; Epic of the Exodus; Legends of the Judges; Elohim and Jehovah; Prophets; Persian period; Messiah; Immortality; Greek and Herodian periods; Essenes; Martyr of Galilee; Ebionites; Pauline Christianity; Egyptian gnosticism; Book of Revelation; Sun-myth in Rome; On nature worship in the bible; Eucharist.