diff --git a/src/js/PackageParser.js b/src/js/PackageParser.js
index 92a7e4f17..705d54146 100644
--- a/src/js/PackageParser.js
+++ b/src/js/PackageParser.js
@@ -1,82 +1,54 @@
-define(['jquery', 'jxpath'], function($, JXPath){
-    var resolver = function( prefix ) {
+define(['jath'], function(Jath){
+	Jath.resolver = function( prefix ) {
             var mappings = { 
                 def: "http://www.idpf.org/2007/opf",
                     dc: "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
             };
             return mappings[ prefix ];
-    };
+    }
 
-    PackageParser = {
-        parsePackageDom : function(data){
-            
-            var jsonObj = {
+	var jathTemplate = {
 
-                metadata:  { 
-                        id: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:identifier", resolver).text(),
-                        epub_version: $.xpath(data, "//def:package/@version", resolver).val(),
-                        title: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:title", resolver).text(),
-                        author: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:creator", resolver).text(),
-                        publisher: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:publisher", resolver).text(),
-                        description: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:description", resolver).text(),
-                        rights: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:rights", resolver).text(),
-                        language: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:language", resolver).text(),
-                        pubdate: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/dc:date", resolver).text(),
-                        modified_date: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='dcterms:modified']", resolver).text(),
-                        layout: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='rendition:layout']", resolver).text(),
-                        spread: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='rendition:spread']", resolver).text(),
-                        orientation: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='rendition:orientation']", resolver).text(),
-                        ncx: $.xpath(data, "//def:spine/@toc", resolver).val(),
-                        page_prog_dir: $.xpath(data, "//def:spine/@page-progression-direction", resolver).val(),
-                        active_class: $.xpath(data, "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='media:active-class']", resolver).text()
-                 }
-/* UNUSED
-                manifest:
-                (function() {
-                    var array = [];
-                    $.xpath(data, "//def:item", resolver).each(function(item) {
-                        array.push({
-                            id: $.xpath(item, "@id", resolver).val(),
-                            href: $.xpath(item, "@href", resolver).val(),
-                            media_type: $.xpath(item, "@media-type", resolver).val(),
-                            properties: $.xpath(item, "@properties", resolver).val(),
-                            media_overlay: $.xpath(item, "@media-overlay", resolver).val()
-                        });
-                    });
-                    return array;
-                })(),
-                
-                spine:
-                (function() {
-                    var array = [];
-                    $.xpath(data, "//def:itemref", resolver).each(function(item) {
-                        array.push({
-                            idref: $.xpath(item, "@idref", resolver).val(),
-                            properties: $.xpath(item, "@properties", resolver).val(),
-                            linear: $.xpath(item, "@linear", resolver).val()
-                        });
-                    });
-                    return array;
-                })(),
-                
-                bindings:
-                (function() {
-                    var array = [];
-                    $.xpath(data, "//def:bindings/def:mediaType", resolver).each(function(item) {
-                        array.push({
-                            handler: $.xpath(item, "@handler", resolver).val(),
-                            media_type: $.xpath(item, "@media-type", resolver).val()
-                        });
-                    });
-                    return array;
-                })()
-*/
-            };
-    
-            jsonObj = jsonObj.metadata;
+        metadata:  { 
+                id: "//def:metadata/dc:identifier",
+                epub_version: "//def:package/@version",
+                title: "//def:metadata/dc:title",
+                author: "//def:metadata/dc:creator",
+                publisher: "//def:metadata/dc:publisher",
+                description: "//def:metadata/dc:description",
+                rights: "//def:metadata/dc:rights",
+                language: "//def:metadata/dc:language",
+                pubdate: "//def:metadata/dc:date",
+                modified_date: "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='dcterms:modified']",
+                layout: "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='rendition:layout']",
+                spread: "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='rendition:spread']",
+                orientation: "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='rendition:orientation']",
+                ncx: "//def:spine/@toc",
+                page_prog_dir: "//def:spine/@page-progression-direction",
+                active_class: "//def:metadata/def:meta[@property='media:active-class']"
+         },
+
+        manifest: [ "//def:item", { 
+                id: "@id",
+                href: "@href",
+                media_type: "@media-type",
+                properties: "@properties",
+        media_overlay: "@media-overlay"
+        } ],
+                                                 
+        spine: [ "//def:itemref", { idref: "@idref", properties: "@properties", linear: "@linear" } ],
 
-//console.debug(JSON.stringify(jsonObj));
-            
+        bindings: ["//def:bindings/def:mediaType", { 
+                handler: "@handler",
+                media_type: "@media-type"
+        } ]
+        
+	};
+
+	PackageParser = {
+		parsePackageDom : function(data){
+            var jsonObj = Jath.parse(jathTemplate, data);
+            jsonObj = jsonObj.metadata;
             jsonObj.coverHref = PackageParser.getCoverHref(data);
             return jsonObj;
         },
@@ -114,6 +86,6 @@ define(['jquery', 'jxpath'], function($, JXPath){
             // seems like there isn't one, thats ok...
             return null;
         },
-    }
-    return PackageParser;
-})
\ No newline at end of file
+	}
+	return PackageParser;
+})