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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... seems as intent on preventing Tamar from bearing a child to his son as Zeus is on preventing his own offspring from being born. And yet, in the end, these despicable, repulsive schemes are used to further a higher divine plan. In Hesiod ...
... seems as intent on preventing Tamar from bearing a child to his son as Zeus is on preventing his own offspring from being born. And yet, in the end, these despicable, repulsive schemes are used to further a higher divine plan. In Hesiod ...
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... seem that the war would be swift and decisive. But Troy has an unscaleable wall to protect her, and the brave and noble prince Hektor, Paris's brother, to lead her armies. As a result, the war lasts ten long years, with the Greeks and ...
... seem that the war would be swift and decisive. But Troy has an unscaleable wall to protect her, and the brave and noble prince Hektor, Paris's brother, to lead her armies. As a result, the war lasts ten long years, with the Greeks and ...
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... seem static. When Homer plunges into the story of Troy, the tensions between god and god, god and mortal, Greek and Trojan, and Greek and Greek have almost reached their breaking point; a multitude of external and internal conflicts ...
... seem static. When Homer plunges into the story of Troy, the tensions between god and god, god and mortal, Greek and Trojan, and Greek and Greek have almost reached their breaking point; a multitude of external and internal conflicts ...
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... seem to hear the latter part of the speech. Indeed he most likely hears nothing past the words, “I myself shall take her, / your own prize.” Agamemnon's diplomatic attempt to defuse the situation is lost on Achilles; instead, he attacks ...
... seem to hear the latter part of the speech. Indeed he most likely hears nothing past the words, “I myself shall take her, / your own prize.” Agamemnon's diplomatic attempt to defuse the situation is lost on Achilles; instead, he attacks ...
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... seems to allude subtly to Achilles' almost-godhood when he has Thetis address Zeus in these words: Father Zeus, if ever before in word or action I did you favour among the immortals, now grant what I ask for. Now give honour to my son ...
... seems to allude subtly to Achilles' almost-godhood when he has Thetis address Zeus in these words: Father Zeus, if ever before in word or action I did you favour among the immortals, now grant what I ask for. Now give honour to my son ...
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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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