From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan ClassicsInterVarsity Press, 20 wrz 2009 "The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact." --C. S. Lewis In From Achilles to Christ, Louis Markos introduces readers to the great narratives of classical mythology from a Christian perspective. From the battles of Achilles and the adventures of Odysseus to the feats of Hercules and the trials of Aeneas, Markos shows how the characters, themes and symbols within these myths both foreshadow and find their fulfillment in the story of Jesus Christ--the "myth made fact." Along the way, he dispels misplaced fears about the dangers of reading classical literature, and offers a Christian approach to the interpretation and appropriation of these great literary works. This engaging and eminently readable book is an excellent resource for Christian students, teachers and readers of classical literature. |
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... Roman. 3. Christianity and literature. 4. Classical literature—Appreciation. I. Title. BR128.G8M34 2007 261.5'8—dc22 2007016680 P 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Y 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 To ...
... Roman. 3. Christianity and literature. 4. Classical literature—Appreciation. I. Title. BR128.G8M34 2007 261.5'8—dc22 2007016680 P 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Y 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 To ...
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... Roman Epic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 18 Virgil's AeneidI: The Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid II: Aeneas and Dido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 20 ...
... Roman Epic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 18 Virgil's AeneidI: The Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid II: Aeneas and Dido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 20 ...
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... Roman strain that proceeds out of Athens? For Tertullian, the answer to his question was simple: nothing. Despite Tertullian's scornful dismissal of Athens, Christian thinkers for the past two millennia have continued to ponder his ...
... Roman strain that proceeds out of Athens? For Tertullian, the answer to his question was simple: nothing. Despite Tertullian's scornful dismissal of Athens, Christian thinkers for the past two millennia have continued to ponder his ...
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... Roman understanding of virtue was, in its purest form, not antithetical to but prophetic of the biblical Christian virtues of faith, hope and love. As H. Richard Niebuhr has shown in his illuminating study Christ and Culture (1951), the ...
... Roman understanding of virtue was, in its purest form, not antithetical to but prophetic of the biblical Christian virtues of faith, hope and love. As H. Richard Niebuhr has shown in his illuminating study Christ and Culture (1951), the ...
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... Roman legacy (as does Newman in his broad overview), I shall confine myself to the epic and dramatic poetry of Homer, Virgil and the Greek tragedians. Thus, although elements of Greco-Roman philosophy, theology, history, politics and ...
... Roman legacy (as does Newman in his broad overview), I shall confine myself to the epic and dramatic poetry of Homer, Virgil and the Greek tragedians. Thus, although elements of Greco-Roman philosophy, theology, history, politics and ...
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A New Ethic | 60 |
From Wrath to Reconciliation | 69 |
Coming of Age | 79 |
The Tragedy of Character | 157 |
The Naïve and the Sentimental | 167 |
Apollonian versus Dionysiac | 179 |
VIRGIL | 191 |
The Sacred History of Rome | 193 |
The Making of a Roman Epic | 202 |
The Fall of Troy | 210 |
Aeneas and Dido | 219 |
Coming Home | 89 |
The Journeys of Odysseus | 100 |
THE GREEK TRAGEDIANS | 113 |
The Birth of Tragedy | 115 |
Pagan Poets and Hebrew Prophets | 124 |
The Human Scapegoat | 135 |
Questions of Duty | 146 |
To Hell and Back | 229 |
Just War? | 237 |
The Myth Made Fact | 247 |
Bibliographical Essay | 251 |
Index | 258 |
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