Folk-Lore in the Old Testament: Studies in Comparative Religion, Legend and Law, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

Lk -r.ORE IN THE OLD TESTAMENT TL- Nc-.u Birth Legal fiction of a new birlli lo efl ect a change of status Fiction of new birth at adoption in antiquity and theM iddle A ges Ficlion of new birth at adoption among Slavs and Turks .F iction of new birth at adoption among the Klemantans .F iction of new birth at adoption among theB ahima Fiction of new birth enacted in Greece and India by persons erroneously thought to be dead …… Fiction of new birth to raise aB rahman to tiie rank of a god Fiction of new birth in I ndis. as expiation for breach of custom Fiction of new birth from a metal cow as expiation in India Fiction of new birth from a golden cow to raise Maharajahs ofT ravancore to Brahman rank ….. .F iction of new birth from a live cow in India …. Rite of new birth tends to dwindle into an abridged form ., PAOR 27 2S 29 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 37 38 4. Conclusion Jacob and the kidskins in relation to the rite of the new birth 39 CHAPTER IV J.COD .T BETHEL I. Jacob sD ream Jacob sent away to Laban inH aran His dream of the heavenly ladder at Bethel The stone at Bethel set up and anointed .40 41 41 2. Dreans of the Gods Belief that gods reveal themselves to men in dreams Dreams in the sanctuaiy of Amphiaraus at Oropus Dreams in the sanctuary of Aesculapius atE pidaurus Dream oracle of I no or Pasiphae in Laconia Dream oracles in ancient Italy 42 43 44 50 51 3. 7ke Heavenly Ladder A fricar. ivenly ladders ….. Toradja iilti of creepers connecting earth and heavenS tories of heavenly ladder, etc., inS umatra, Madagascar, andR ussia Ladders to facilitate the descent of gods or spirits Ladders in graves for the dead to climb up .. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don’t occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten