Sustaining the environment is high on the agenda of many Christian churches. Deeply rooted in biblical tradition, this book offers a unique perspective from this well-known author.
"An exploration of New Zealand's Maori cosmology and how it relates to classic ancient symbolic traditions around the world Shows how Maori myths, symbols, cosmological concepts, and words reflect symbolic elements found at Gobekli Tepe in Turkey Demonstrates parallels between t…
The Garden of Eden story, one of the most famous narratives in Western history, is typically read as an ancient account of original sin and humanity's fall from divine grace. In this highly innovative study, Ziony Zevit argues that this is not how ancient Israelites understood t…
How did the world begin? How were the first people created and which specific roles were they supposed to play in the cosmos? Like other mythologies worldwide, China's creation and origin myths explain how man created order out of chaos and imposed culture on nature. Cross-cultu…
Back cover: How were the two foundational texts dealing with the origin of the world, the third book of Plato's Timaeus and the Genesis account of the creation, interpreted in antiquity? The present volume contains the proceedings of an international colloquium that brought toge…
