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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... Virgil's AeneidI: The Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid II: Aeneas and Dido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 20 Virgil's Aeneid III: To Hell and Back ...
... Virgil's AeneidI: The Fall of Troy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 19 Virgil's Aeneid II: Aeneas and Dido . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 20 Virgil's Aeneid III: To Hell and Back ...
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... Virgil, Cato, Ovid and Homer. Still, the mindset and the worldview that underlie the passage quoted above persist with many believers; there is an itch to label darkness and light clearly and to put them in eternally opposing camps. Of ...
... Virgil, Cato, Ovid and Homer. Still, the mindset and the worldview that underlie the passage quoted above persist with many believers; there is an itch to label darkness and light clearly and to put them in eternally opposing camps. Of ...
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... Virgil to Christ, the Bible and the church? Shall we say that Christianity is not the only truth? Certainly not! But let us also not say that Christianity is the only truth. Let us say instead that Christianity is the only complete ...
... Virgil to Christ, the Bible and the church? Shall we say that Christianity is not the only truth? Certainly not! But let us also not say that Christianity is the only truth. Let us say instead that Christianity is the only complete ...
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... their works a desire to know the higher truths about themselves and their Creator. Such is the case with Virgil, Introduction 15 whose Aeneid was so Christian in its themes FromAchilles.book Page 14 Friday, June 15,2007 11:21 AM.
... their works a desire to know the higher truths about themselves and their Creator. Such is the case with Virgil, Introduction 15 whose Aeneid was so Christian in its themes FromAchilles.book Page 14 Friday, June 15,2007 11:21 AM.
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... Virgil. In an ecstatic, magic moment in which pagan 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 ...
... Virgil. In an ecstatic, magic moment in which pagan 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 ...
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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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