From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan ClassicsInterVarsity Press, 2009 M09 20 "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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... Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 17 The Making of a Roman Epic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 18 Virgil's AeneidI: The Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid ...
... Rome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193 17 The Making of a Roman Epic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 18 Virgil's AeneidI: The Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid ...
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... Rome that record the musings of humanity's greatest seekers and yearners will contain traces, remnants and intimations of that wisdom which made us. Truth is limited neither to the Scriptures nor to the sacred tradition; the Bible ...
... Rome that record the musings of humanity's greatest seekers and yearners will contain traces, remnants and intimations of that wisdom which made us. Truth is limited neither to the Scriptures nor to the sacred tradition; the Bible ...
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... Rome did not have all the answers (they couldn't, as they lacked the special revelation found only in Jesus), they knew how to ask the right questions—questions that build within the readers of their works a desire to know the higher ...
... Rome did not have all the answers (they couldn't, as they lacked the special revelation found only in Jesus), they knew how to ask the right questions—questions that build within the readers of their works a desire to know the higher ...
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... Rome. In Dublin in 1852, Newman delivered a series of nine discourses intended to set the tone for a proposed Catholic university in Ireland. These discourses represent, to my mind, the finest modern attempt to unite the twin legacies ...
... Rome. In Dublin in 1852, Newman delivered a series of nine discourses intended to set the tone for a proposed Catholic university in Ireland. These discourses represent, to my mind, the finest modern attempt to unite the twin legacies ...
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... Rome (i.e., the four metals of the giant in the dream of Nebuchadnezzar), we fail to grasp how God works through history. To neglect the study of Rome is to strip Paul's statement that God sent his Son in “the fullness of time ...
... Rome (i.e., the four metals of the giant in the dream of Nebuchadnezzar), we fail to grasp how God works through history. To neglect the study of Rome is to strip Paul's statement that God sent his Son in “the fullness of time ...
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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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