Hebrew Bible: This is the collection of books that are referred to as the Old Testament in most Christian canons and the Tanakh in the Jewish canon. I am open to suggestions of what you might want to examine, but you will choose either a particular story, character, custom or ritual, etc. Whatever your chosen topic and selection of reading from the Hebrew Scriptures, you want to examine it from at least two of the theories or approaches to myth that we are reading in Myth: A Very Short Introduction. Here are some examples
Exodus 7-11 Story of the Ten Plagues
Myth and Science: What are some explanations of the 10 plagues through science and natural events that could explain how these happened?
Myth and Ritual: How are the 10 plagues remembered (relieved) through the Jewish ritual of Passover?
Myth as Literature: How does this story create tension between Moses and the Pharaoh? What are some of the narrative techniques used?
Myth and Politics: How has this story been interpreted and
