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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... Prometheus Bound: The Birth of Tragedy . . . . . . . . . . . 115 10 Aeschylus's Oresteia: Pagan Poets and Hebrew Prophets . . . . . . . . . . 124 11 Sophocles' Oedipus: The Human Scapegoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 12 ...
... Prometheus Bound: The Birth of Tragedy . . . . . . . . . . . 115 10 Aeschylus's Oresteia: Pagan Poets and Hebrew Prophets . . . . . . . . . . 124 11 Sophocles' Oedipus: The Human Scapegoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 12 ...
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... Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on. Unfortunately, these serene immortals are not all of the offspring of earth and heaven. Gaia bears as well to her sky god husband a brood of proud and insolent monsters. Afraid that one of his ...
... Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on. Unfortunately, these serene immortals are not all of the offspring of earth and heaven. Gaia bears as well to her sky god husband a brood of proud and insolent monsters. Afraid that one of his ...
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... Prometheus, who had helped him overthrow Kronos. When he learns that Prometheus, whose name in Greek means “forethought,” knows the name of the goddess who will bear the son that will overthrow him, Zeus tortures Prometheus until he ...
... Prometheus, who had helped him overthrow Kronos. When he learns that Prometheus, whose name in Greek means “forethought,” knows the name of the goddess who will bear the son that will overthrow him, Zeus tortures Prometheus until he ...
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Contenido
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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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