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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... live and move and have our being, then it must also be true that those timeless works of ancient Greece and Rome that record the musings of humanity's greatest seekers and yearners will contain traces, remnants and intimations of that ...
... live and move and have our being, then it must also be true that those timeless works of ancient Greece and Rome that record the musings of humanity's greatest seekers and yearners will contain traces, remnants and intimations of that ...
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... lives is revealed to them. Such is the case with the Magi. The Magi were not Jews, and they were obviously not Christians. Most likely they were Zoroastrians whose main vehicle for discovering God's nature and uncovering his plans was ...
... lives is revealed to them. Such is the case with the Magi. The Magi were not Jews, and they were obviously not Christians. Most likely they were Zoroastrians whose main vehicle for discovering God's nature and uncovering his plans was ...
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... live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. (Acts 17:26-28) Both the phrases “for we are also his offspring” and “in him we live and move and have our being” are quoted ...
... live, and move, and have our being; as certain also of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring. (Acts 17:26-28) Both the phrases “for we are also his offspring” and “in him we live and move and have our being” are quoted ...
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... live with Hades in the underworld. The etiological upshot of this ancient “deal” was the seasonal cycle of the year. When Persephone returned to Hades, Demeter became desolate and the crops began to die; during the winter months they ...
... live with Hades in the underworld. The etiological upshot of this ancient “deal” was the seasonal cycle of the year. When Persephone returned to Hades, Demeter became desolate and the crops began to die; during the winter months they ...
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... live up to Newman's high call by exploring how the faith and discernment of Christian readers can be en- hanced by vigorous interaction with the central literary masterpieces of the ancient world. Rather than attempt to encompass the ...
... live up to Newman's high call by exploring how the faith and discernment of Christian readers can be en- hanced by vigorous interaction with the central literary masterpieces of the ancient world. Rather than attempt to encompass the ...
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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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