''Folklore in the Old Testament: Studies in Comparative Religion, Legend, and Law'' is a 1918 book by the anthropologist Sir

James George Frazer Sir James George Frazer (; 1 January 1854 – 7 May 1941) was a Scottish social anthropologist and folklorist influential in the early stages of the modern studies of mythology and comparative religion. Personal life He was born on 1 Janua ...

, in which the author compares episodes in the

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

with similar stories from other cultures in the ancient world. While less well known than ''

The Golden Bough ''The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion'' (retitled ''The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion'' in its second edition) is a wide-ranging, comparative study of mythology and religion, written by the Scottish anthropologist Sir ...

'' (1890), Frazer's other major work, it is still considered a milestone in comparative folklore.

External links

''Folklore in the Old Testament Studies in Comparative Religion Legend and Law'' Volume I
in the Internet Archive
Volume II
at the same website

References

1918 non-fiction books Books about the Bible Books by James George Frazer English-language books Jewish folklore Mythology books Old Testament Comparative mythology {{myth-book-stub