In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming notes that, in the Bible story, as in other flood myths, the flood marks a new beginning and a second chance for creation and humanity.
In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming lists Moses, Jesus, and King Arthur as examples of the " heroic monomyth ", calling the Christ story " a particularly complete example of the heroic monomyth ".
In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming lists the story of Abraham and Isaac and the story of Christ's death as examples of this theme.
In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming claims that Judeo-Christian messianic ideas have influenced twentieth-century totalitarian systems, citing Soviet Communism as an example.
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