JeremyOrbe-Smith Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Which ones are you annoyed that more people haven't read? Propagate them here and let them spread into the meme-pool like an ineradicable virus! A few of mine:Hamlet's Mill: An Essay Investigating the Origins of Human Knowledge and Its Transmission Through Myth - often cited by Nibley and Kevin Christensen and the fiction writer John Crowley, but read by practically nobody. (For that matter, few people I know seem to have read Crowley, which is another crying shame. Start with Aegypt.) This is the book that really sparked the archaeo-astronomy revolution, and represents a fundamental revision of our understanding of the nature of ancient cosmology, positing a worldwide system based on cross-cultural diffusion. Read the appendixes and consult the illustrations as you go, they're vital. Very relevant to the Book of Abraham and the Temple as Observatory and central point of the Sacred Calendar. The Ancient State: The Rulers And The Ruled by Nibs - one of his best and most undervalued works. (So well-reviewed by David B. Honey that I don't have to do it here.) I only wish Nibley's dissertation on the Roman Games was included. The Temple & The House by Lord Raglan - another Diffusionist work that deals with the sacred origins and symbolism of the house. Get thee hence!
JeremyOrbe-Smith Posted January 31, 2014 Author Posted January 31, 2014 Exactly! Now you just gotta read 'em. 1
Duncan Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Exactly! Now you just gotta read 'em. you got me!!!
volgadon Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/The-Sage-Galilee-Rediscovering-Genius/dp/0802825877 Geza Vermes might be more famous, but David Flusser's study of Jesus' Jewish context is equally superb, if not superior. I think that his treatment of the kingdom of heaven is the best I've read. 1
Stroopwafel Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/The-Sage-Galilee-Rediscovering-Genius/dp/0802825877 Geza Vermes might be more famous, but David Flusser's study of Jesus' Jewish context is equally superb, if not superior. I think that his treatment of the kingdom of heaven is the best I've read.I'm actually going through this very book right now and really enjoying it. With what you're saying, I'll be looking forward for the part about the kingdom. 1
mfbukowski Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 Jeremy you MUST read: http://www.amazon.com/The-Return-Mystical-Wittgenstein-Christian/dp/1441104445 http://www.amazon.com/The-Future-Religion-Gianni-Vattimo/dp/0231134959 1
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