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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... Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid II: Aeneas and Dido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 20 Virgil's Aeneid III: To Hell and Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 21 Virgil's ...
... Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid II: Aeneas and Dido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 20 Virgil's Aeneid III: To Hell and Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229 21 Virgil's ...
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... Fall. Indeed, though the pagan poets and philosophers of Greece and Rome did not have all the answers (they couldn't, as they lacked the special revelation found only in Jesus), they knew how to ask the right questions—questions that ...
... Fall. Indeed, though the pagan poets and philosophers of Greece and Rome did not have all the answers (they couldn't, as they lacked the special revelation found only in Jesus), they knew how to ask the right questions—questions that ...
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... fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him ...
... fall into the ground and die, it abideth alone: but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal. If any man serve me, let him ...
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... fall of states, the periods and eras, the progresses and the retrogressions of the world's history, not indeed the incidental sin, over-abundant as it is, but the great outlines and results of human affairs, are from His disposition.5 ...
... fall of states, the periods and eras, the progresses and the retrogressions of the world's history, not indeed the incidental sin, over-abundant as it is, but the great outlines and results of human affairs, are from His disposition.5 ...
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... fall into the ocean, producing a foam out of which rises Aphrodite, goddess of love. Kronos then rules as king of the Titans and takes his sister Rhea as his wife. But Kronos, like his father before him, grows fearful of his sons and ...
... fall into the ocean, producing a foam out of which rises Aphrodite, goddess of love. Kronos then rules as king of the Titans and takes his sister Rhea as his wife. But Kronos, like his father before him, grows fearful of his sons 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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