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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... become lovers and give birth to a race of Titans: Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on. Unfortunately, these serene ... becomes lord of the Olympian gods along with his two brothers, Hesiod's Theogony 33 Poseidon, lord of the sea, and ...
... become lovers and give birth to a race of Titans: Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on. Unfortunately, these serene ... becomes lord of the Olympian gods along with his two brothers, Hesiod's Theogony 33 Poseidon, lord of the sea, and ...
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... becomes a god of justice, order and civilization. Instead of Thetis, he takes as wives both Metis (wisdom) and Themis (justice) and defeats once and for all the more bestial of the primal gods. In a titanic battle, he even defeats with ...
... becomes a god of justice, order and civilization. Instead of Thetis, he takes as wives both Metis (wisdom) and Themis (justice) and defeats once and for all the more bestial of the primal gods. In a titanic battle, he even defeats with ...
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... becomes the prototype of all tragic heroes to come. In Genesis, Tamar is impregnated by Judah and becomes the mother of a child whose descendant will be the greatest tragic hero of all: Jesus Christ. But the biblical parallel does not ...
... becomes the prototype of all tragic heroes to come. In Genesis, Tamar is impregnated by Judah and becomes the mother of a child whose descendant will be the greatest tragic hero of all: Jesus Christ. But the biblical parallel does not ...
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... becomes clear, is not the first time Achilles and Agamemnon have argued. Clearly the tension has been mounting for years; the knots in the rubber band have been strained to the breaking point, and it is time to let the propeller go. In ...
... becomes clear, is not the first time Achilles and Agamemnon have argued. Clearly the tension has been mounting for years; the knots in the rubber band have been strained to the breaking point, and it is time to let the propeller go. In ...
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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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