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Podcast: Bible is Lit
Episode: Jesus of Nazareth and The Monomyth
Description: This episode completes our study of The Monomyth or Hero's Journey as termed by Joseph Campbell. We take a detailed look at the life of Jesus of Nazareth, and the similarities and differences between his narrative and the stories of Abraham, Moses and David.
Topics Covered:
Jesus' birth and it's nods to Moses
The motif of the miraculous birth
Representations of the rural and the urban in Ancient Literature
Being born during a genocide
Why "there was no room at the inn"
More similarities to Moses and David at birth
Jesus' temptation in...