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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... glory of God and the dignity of man,1 the truths of Christ and the wisdom of the ancients? What business does a Christian have devoting time and energy to works written by pagans who lacked the light of the Christian, or even the Jewish ...
... glory of God and the dignity of man,1 the truths of Christ and the wisdom of the ancients? What business does a Christian have devoting time and energy to works written by pagans who lacked the light of the Christian, or even the Jewish ...
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... glory of the gospel, it does not necessarily follow that the pagans were totally incapable of seeking after that way (Acts 17:27, as I suggested above, states just the opposite: that the pagans did seek and groan). Yes, Christ alone is ...
... glory of the gospel, it does not necessarily follow that the pagans were totally incapable of seeking after that way (Acts 17:27, as I suggested above, states just the opposite: that the pagans did seek and groan). Yes, Christ alone is ...
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... glory of the triune God. I reject the all-or-nothing, darkness-or-light dualism that Luther at times embraced. But I also reject the modern relativist position that truth is like a hill and there are many ways around it. Yes, truth is ...
... glory of the triune God. I reject the all-or-nothing, darkness-or-light dualism that Luther at times embraced. But I also reject the modern relativist position that truth is like a hill and there are many ways around it. Yes, truth is ...
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... glory. SEARCHING THE CLASSICS Three centuries after Luther engaged in his titanic struggle with Erasmus, a British Anglican named John Henry Newman ended his own internal spiritual struggle by converting to Catholicism and in the ...
... glory. SEARCHING THE CLASSICS Three centuries after Luther engaged in his titanic struggle with Erasmus, a British Anglican named John Henry Newman ended his own internal spiritual struggle by converting to Catholicism and in the ...
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... glory haunt the mind of the self- sufficient sage, and of the pagan devotee; His writing is upon the wall, whether of the Indian fane, or of the porticoes of Greece. He introduces Himself, He all but concurs, according to His good ...
... glory haunt the mind of the self- sufficient sage, and of the pagan devotee; His writing is upon the wall, whether of the Indian fane, or of the porticoes of Greece. He introduces Himself, He all but concurs, according to His good ...
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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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