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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... mind, the finest modern attempt to unite the twin legacies of Athens and Jerusalem. Though the university was never built, the discourses were published as The Idea of a University, and in this form they continue to beckon believers in ...
... mind, the finest modern attempt to unite the twin legacies of Athens and Jerusalem. Though the university was never built, the discourses were published as The Idea of a University, and in this form they continue to beckon believers in ...
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... 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 pleasure, and in His ...
... 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 pleasure, and in His ...
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... mind and spirit. If our Judeo-Christian, Greco- Roman culture is to be preserved, it will be students like Jennifer who will do the preserving. I wish her and her peers Godspeed! PART ONE Homer 1 HESIOD'S THEOGONY In the Beginning WE ...
... mind and spirit. If our Judeo-Christian, Greco- Roman culture is to be preserved, it will be students like Jennifer who will do the preserving. I wish her and her peers Godspeed! PART ONE Homer 1 HESIOD'S THEOGONY In the Beginning WE ...
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... mind, to speak the truth.” So spoke the fresh-voiced daughters of great Zeus And plucked and gave a staff to me, a shoot Of blooming laurel, wonderful to see, And breathed a sacred voice into my mouth With which to celebrate the things ...
... mind, to speak the truth.” So spoke the fresh-voiced daughters of great Zeus And plucked and gave a staff to me, a shoot Of blooming laurel, wonderful to see, And breathed a sacred voice into my mouth With which to celebrate the things ...
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... mind, then we must seek to tap their minds. If we can't attach our metal ring directly to the magnet, then let us attach it to a larger and older ring that is already attached to the magnet. In “Tradition and the Individual Talent ...
... mind, then we must seek to tap their minds. If we can't attach our metal ring directly to the magnet, then let us attach it to a larger and older ring that is already attached to the magnet. In “Tradition and the Individual Talent ...
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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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