The Christian Mythology

This work presents a comparative and critical examination of Christian mythology within the broader framework of ancient religious traditions. Brigham Leatherbee explores parallels between Christian narratives and earlier mythological systems of the Near East and the Mediterranean world, arguing that many theological symbols, doctrines, and sacred stories developed within a shared mythic environment. The volume analyzes themes such as divine incarnation, sacrificial redemption, resurrection, virgin birth traditions, solar symbolism, and apocalyptic expectation, placing them alongside analogous motifs in Egyptian, Persian, Babylonian, Greek, and Roman belief systems.

Rather than approaching Christianity solely as a revealed religion, the author situates it within the historical evolution of myth, ritual, and symbolic thought. The study engages questions of syncretism, textual formation, and the transmission of religious ideas across cultures. By examining scriptural narratives through the lens of comparative mythology, Leatherbee seeks to illuminate the historical and literary dimensions of Christian doctrine.

This book contributes to the study of religious history, mythological structures, and nineteenth-century critical theology, offering insight into the intellectual climate in which Christianity was reassessed through historical and comparative methods.