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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... gives no sanction, to the altars and shrines of imposture, and He makes His own fiat the substitute for its sorceries. He speaks amid the incantations of Balaam, raises Samuel's spirit in the witch's cavern, prophesies of the Mes- sias ...
... gives no sanction, to the altars and shrines of imposture, and He makes His own fiat the substitute for its sorceries. He speaks amid the incantations of Balaam, raises Samuel's spirit in the witch's cavern, prophesies of the Mes- sias ...
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... gives him a magical rod. In pointing out this parallel, I do not suggest that Hesiod is somehow the Greek equivalent of Moses or that his Theogony is to be granted the same status as Genesis. I do suggest, however, that these parallel ...
... gives him a magical rod. In pointing out this parallel, I do not suggest that Hesiod is somehow the Greek equivalent of Moses or that his Theogony is to be granted the same status as Genesis. I do suggest, however, that these parallel ...
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... gives it his best shot. He will struggle, poetically and prophetically, toward order and justice. As Hesiod tells it, earth (Gaia) and heaven (Ouranos) become lovers and give birth to a race of Titans: Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on ...
... gives it his best shot. He will struggle, poetically and prophetically, toward order and justice. As Hesiod tells it, earth (Gaia) and heaven (Ouranos) become lovers and give birth to a race of Titans: Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on ...
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... give a blow-by-blow chronicle of the war but to birth a work of art that would endure not for an age but for all time. What, then, did Homer leave out? In a nutshell, the Trojan War began, according to the myths, when the gods were on ...
... give a blow-by-blow chronicle of the war but to birth a work of art that would endure not for an age but for all time. What, then, did Homer leave out? In a nutshell, the Trojan War began, according to the myths, when the gods were on ...
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... give this girl back? Either the great-hearted Achaians shall give me a new prize chosen according to my desire to atone for the girl lost, or else if they will not give me one I myself shall take her, Homer's Illiad I 41 your own prize ...
... give this girl back? Either the great-hearted Achaians shall give me a new prize chosen according to my desire to atone for the girl lost, or else if they will not give me one I myself shall take her, Homer's Illiad I 41 your own prize ...
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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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