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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... desire to seek and yearn after the God who is truth. If it is true, as Paul teaches in Acts 17:26- 28, that we were ... desires and yearnings for truth, beauty and understanding. God speaks to us in many other ways and through many other ...
... desire to seek and yearn after the God who is truth. If it is true, as Paul teaches in Acts 17:26- 28, that we were ... desires and yearnings for truth, beauty and understanding. God speaks to us in many other ways and through many other ...
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... desire for a “pure” Christianity purged of classical elements. In many ways, this tradition is best summed up in a late medieval work, the Imitation of Christ (1426), which profoundly influenced Catholics and Reformers alike. Its author ...
... desire for a “pure” Christianity purged of classical elements. In many ways, this tradition is best summed up in a late medieval work, the Imitation of Christ (1426), which profoundly influenced Catholics and Reformers alike. Its author ...
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... readers of their works a desire to know the higher truths about themselves and their Creator. Such is the case with Virgil, Introduction 15 whose Aeneid was so Christian in its themes FromAchilles.book Page 14 Friday, June 15,2007 11:21 AM.
... readers of their works a desire to know the higher truths about themselves and their Creator. Such is the case with Virgil, Introduction 15 whose Aeneid was so Christian in its themes FromAchilles.book Page 14 Friday, June 15,2007 11:21 AM.
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... desire. True, as ra- tional beings we are able to determine something of our origins by reasoning backward from effect to cause; however, if we are to achieve a full, rounded, intimate picture of our human beginnings, we must rely at ...
... desire. True, as ra- tional beings we are able to determine something of our origins by reasoning backward from effect to cause; however, if we are to achieve a full, rounded, intimate picture of our human beginnings, we must rely at ...
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... desire to atone for the girl lost, or else if they will not give me one I myself shall take her, Homer's Illiad I 41 your own prize, or that of. 1All passages from the Iliad are taken from The Iliad of Homer, trans. Richmond Lattimore ...
... desire to atone for the girl lost, or else if they will not give me one I myself shall take her, Homer's Illiad I 41 your own prize, or that of. 1All passages from the Iliad are taken from The Iliad of Homer, trans. Richmond Lattimore ...
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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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