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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... fathers, asked a question that is still with us today: What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? That is to say, is there—indeed, should there be—a meeting ground between the Judeo-Christian strain that proceeds out of Jerusalem and the ...
... fathers, asked a question that is still with us today: What has Athens to do with Jerusalem? That is to say, is there—indeed, should there be—a meeting ground between the Judeo-Christian strain that proceeds out of Jerusalem and the ...
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... father of Reformed theology: Martin Luther. Let me begin with a caveat. The debt of gratitude we owe Luther is immense, and we deviate from him at our peril. He helped to restore theology to its biblical Pauline roots and to render the ...
... father of Reformed theology: Martin Luther. Let me begin with a caveat. The debt of gratitude we owe Luther is immense, and we deviate from him at our peril. He helped to restore theology to its biblical Pauline roots and to render the ...
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... father of the Reformation. Tertullian would have applauded a theological paradigm that sharply distinguished darkness from light, truth from error, grace from wrath. Introduction 13 Saint Jerome, who gave us the Vulgate, would. 2Martin ...
... father of the Reformation. Tertullian would have applauded a theological paradigm that sharply distinguished darkness from light, truth from error, grace from wrath. Introduction 13 Saint Jerome, who gave us the Vulgate, would. 2Martin ...
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... Father honor. (John 12:23-26) These words were surely meant by Jesus to be carried by Andrew and Philip back to the Greeks. The matter of the Greeks is not mentioned again in the Gospel; thus, if these words were not meant as a direct ...
... Father honor. (John 12:23-26) These words were surely meant by Jesus to be carried by Andrew and Philip back to the Greeks. The matter of the Greeks is not mentioned again in the Gospel; thus, if these words were not meant as a direct ...
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... father taught me my love of mythology and ancient Greek history, my mother taught me to love all aspects of Greek culture—especially dance. Because of their influence, I can claim to carry the legacy of classical Greece not only in my ...
... father taught me my love of mythology and ancient Greek history, my mother taught me to love all aspects of Greek culture—especially dance. Because of their influence, I can claim to carry the legacy of classical Greece not only in my ...
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A History of Conflict | 36 |
Civilization versus Barbarism | 49 |
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 |
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