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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... mother, but at a high cost: the girl could spend only two-thirds of the year with her mother; the other third she would live with Hades in the underworld. The etiological upshot of this ancient “deal” was the seasonal cycle of the year ...
... mother, but at a high cost: the girl could spend only two-thirds of the year with her mother; the other third she would live with Hades in the underworld. The etiological upshot of this ancient “deal” was the seasonal cycle of the year ...
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... mother taught me to love all aspects of Greek culture—especially dance. Because of their influence, I can claim to carry the legacy of classical Greece not only in my head (as a student and product of Western civilization) but in my ...
... mother taught me to love all aspects of Greek culture—especially dance. Because of their influence, I can claim to carry the legacy of classical Greece not only in my head (as a student and product of Western civilization) but in my ...
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... mother, who perhaps now resents the son who car- ried out her bloody wishes, Rhea takes her next son, Zeus, and hides him away on the island of Crete. In place of the child, Rhea gives Kronos a large stone wrapped in swaddling clothes ...
... mother, who perhaps now resents the son who car- ried out her bloody wishes, Rhea takes her next son, Zeus, and hides him away on the island of Crete. In place of the child, Rhea gives Kronos a large stone wrapped in swaddling clothes ...
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... mother of a child whose descendant will be the greatest tragic hero of all: Jesus Christ. But the biblical parallel does not stop here; physical as well as sexual violence has a role to play in the greater cosmic drama. As part of the ...
... mother of a child whose descendant will be the greatest tragic hero of all: Jesus Christ. But the biblical parallel does not stop here; physical as well as sexual violence has a role to play in the greater cosmic drama. As part of the ...
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... MOTHER BOUGHT me a toy airplane powered by a simple but wonderful device. The plane's large plastic propeller was at- tached to its body by a thick red rubber band. To make the plane work, I would grasp the body of the plane in my left ...
... MOTHER BOUGHT me a toy airplane powered by a simple but wonderful device. The plane's large plastic propeller was at- tached to its body by a thick red rubber band. To make the plane work, I would grasp the body of the plane in my left ...
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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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