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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... past two millennia have continued to ponder his question. Can the basic tenets and chief embodiments of both Christianity and humanism be combined in away that pays homage both to the glory of God and the dignity of man,1 the truths of ...
... past two millennia have continued to ponder his question. Can the basic tenets and chief embodiments of both Christianity and humanism be combined in away that pays homage both to the glory of God and the dignity of man,1 the truths of ...
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... past their human limitations and catch a glimpse of the true 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 ...
... past their human limitations and catch a glimpse of the true 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 ...
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... past reaches out to Christian present and the two embrace, Statius exclaims: You [Virgil] were the lamp that led me from that night. You led me forth to drink Parnassian waters; then on the road to God you shed your light. When you ...
... past reaches out to Christian present and the two embrace, Statius exclaims: You [Virgil] were the lamp that led me from that night. You led me forth to drink Parnassian waters; then on the road to God you shed your light. When you ...
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... past traditions. Live in the now, we are counseled, or, better, keep our eyes fixed forever forward. If it's not cutting-edge, state of the art, or new and improved, then it is probably not worth bothering with: except perhaps as hip ...
... past traditions. Live in the now, we are counseled, or, better, keep our eyes fixed forever forward. If it's not cutting-edge, state of the art, or new and improved, then it is probably not worth bothering with: except perhaps as hip ...
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... past, but of its presence.”1 It is only when the past presses itself on us as a felt reality that is both relevant and contemporary that we will be empowered to embrace it as a source for determining our own purpose, worth and status as ...
... past, but of its presence.”1 It is only when the past presses itself on us as a felt reality that is both relevant and contemporary that we will be empowered to embrace it as a source for determining our own purpose, worth and status as ...
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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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