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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... goddess Demeter, and her abduction by Hades. According to the myth, Persephone was eventually reunited with her 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 ...
... goddess Demeter, and her abduction by Hades. According to the myth, Persephone was eventually reunited with her 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 ...
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... goddess: one who is, in fact, God dying. I admit that this is all conjecture, but I find it telling that Jesus would express the central truth of his mission on earth—the crucifixion and res- urrection—in the form of a parable that sums ...
... goddess: one who is, in fact, God dying. I admit that this is all conjecture, but I find it telling that Jesus would express the central truth of his mission on earth—the crucifixion and res- urrection—in the form of a parable that sums ...
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... goddess of memory, for inspiration. However, whereas Homer's invocation of the Muse is brief and borders on the perfunctory, Hesiod goes into great detail as to how the Muses placed on his heart and on his lips the power of poetry ...
... goddess of memory, for inspiration. However, whereas Homer's invocation of the Muse is brief and borders on the perfunctory, Hesiod goes into great detail as to how the Muses placed on his heart and on his lips the power of poetry ...
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... goddesses Olympian, daughters of Zeus who holds The aegis, first addressed these words to me: “You rustic shepherds, shame: bellies you are, Not men! We know enough to make up lies Which are convincing, but we also have The skill, when ...
... goddesses Olympian, daughters of Zeus who holds The aegis, first addressed these words to me: “You rustic shepherds, shame: bellies you are, Not men! We know enough to make up lies Which are convincing, but we also have The skill, when ...
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... goddesses with snakes for hair and venomous teeth who relentlessly pursue those guilty of taboo crimes. In the end, the testicles fall into the ocean, producing a foam out of which rises Aphrodite, goddess of love. Kronos then rules as ...
... goddesses with snakes for hair and venomous teeth who relentlessly pursue those guilty of taboo crimes. In the end, the testicles fall into the ocean, producing a foam out of which rises Aphrodite, goddess of love. Kronos then rules as ...
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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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