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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... hand can still be discerned in the laws and the wisdom that keep the former in motion and the latter in check. Each nation has its torah and its book of proverbs, and, though only the biblical manifestations of these essential elements ...
... hand can still be discerned in the laws and the wisdom that keep the former in motion and the latter in check. Each nation has its torah and its book of proverbs, and, though only the biblical manifestations of these essential elements ...
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... hand of the misbeliever. He is with the heathen dramatist in his denunciations of injustice and tyranny, and his auguries of divine vengeance upon crime. Even on the unseemly legends of a popular mythology He casts His shadow, and is ...
... hand of the misbeliever. He is with the heathen dramatist in his denunciations of injustice and tyranny, and his auguries of divine vengeance upon crime. Even on the unseemly legends of a popular mythology He casts His shadow, and is ...
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... hand, Kronos hides behind a rock, and the next time Ouranos swoops down from the sky to lie with Gaia, he “stretche[s] forth his left hand . . . [and harvests] his father's genitals.” Kronos flings his father's testicles behind him and ...
... hand, Kronos hides behind a rock, and the next time Ouranos swoops down from the sky to lie with Gaia, he “stretche[s] forth his left hand . . . [and harvests] his father's genitals.” Kronos flings his father's testicles behind him and ...
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... hand and place my right index finger on the propeller. Then I would slowly twirl the propeller in a clockwise motion. Each time I twirled it, the rubber band would form a knot; after twenty or so twirls, the rubber band was transformed ...
... hand and place my right index finger on the propeller. Then I would slowly twirl the propeller in a clockwise motion. Each time I twirled it, the rubber band would form a knot; after twenty or so twirls, the rubber band was transformed ...
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... hand. To avoid bloodshed, Helen's mortal father held a great contest, offering his daughter's hand to the winner. In addition, to avoid future bloodshed, he made the kings swear that they would honor the winner of the contest and defend ...
... hand. To avoid bloodshed, Helen's mortal father held a great contest, offering his daughter's hand to the winner. In addition, to avoid future bloodshed, he made the kings swear that they would honor the winner of the contest and defend ...
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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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