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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... 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 monstrous offspring will sup- plant him, Ouranos takes them and presses ...
... 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 monstrous offspring will sup- plant him, Ouranos takes them and presses ...
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... immortal god. Indeed, Homer seems to allude subtly to Achilles' almost-godhood when he has Thetis address Zeus in these words: Father Zeus, if ever before in word or action I did you favour among the immortals, now grant what I ask for ...
... immortal god. Indeed, Homer seems to allude subtly to Achilles' almost-godhood when he has Thetis address Zeus in these words: Father Zeus, if ever before in word or action I did you favour among the immortals, now grant what I ask for ...
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... immortality stolen from him when his mother was forced to marry Peleus. According to the opening line of the poem ... immortal goddesses. (III.156-58). In the same way, we are not to blame Achilles for his wrath but to understand that ...
... immortality stolen from him when his mother was forced to marry Peleus. According to the opening line of the poem ... immortal goddesses. (III.156-58). In the same way, we are not to blame Achilles for his wrath but to understand that ...
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... wrath is part of the fabric that weaves together the intersecting worlds of mortality and immortality. 3 HOMER'S ILIAD II Civilization versus Barbarism THOUGH BOOK I FromAchilles.book Page 48 Friday, June 15, 2007 11:21 AM.
... wrath is part of the fabric that weaves together the intersecting worlds of mortality and immortality. 3 HOMER'S ILIAD II Civilization versus Barbarism THOUGH BOOK I FromAchilles.book Page 48 Friday, June 15, 2007 11:21 AM.
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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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