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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... mortal man, Peleus, so that her son, Achilles, will be a mortal and pose no threat to Zeus's rule. These machinations are as unpleasant as they are heartless, and they expose the new monarch of Olympus as cold and Machiavellian. However ...
... mortal man, Peleus, so that her son, Achilles, will be a mortal and pose no threat to Zeus's rule. These machinations are as unpleasant as they are heartless, and they expose the new monarch of Olympus as cold and Machiavellian. However ...
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... mortal child, Achilles, who becomes the prototype of all tragic heroes to come. In Genesis, Tamar is impregnated by Judah and becomes the mother of a child whose descendant will be the greatest tragic hero of all: Jesus Christ. But the ...
... mortal child, Achilles, who becomes the prototype of all tragic heroes to come. In Genesis, Tamar is impregnated by Judah and becomes the mother of a child whose descendant will be the greatest tragic hero of all: Jesus Christ. But the ...
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... mortal would select her, each goddess proceeded to offer him a bribe. Paris, being young (and foolish?), rejected Hera's offer to make him a great ruler and Athena's to make him a mighty warrior, and he chose instead the gift of ...
... mortal would select her, each goddess proceeded to offer him a bribe. Paris, being young (and foolish?), rejected Hera's offer to make him a great ruler and Athena's to make him a mighty warrior, and he chose instead the gift of ...
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... mortal man whose life will someday be taken from him. On the expedition as well come Odysseus, the wisest and craftiest of the kings, and the aged Nestor, who is too old to fight and win glory but who offers experience- based counsel to ...
... mortal man whose life will someday be taken from him. On the expedition as well come Odysseus, the wisest and craftiest of the kings, and the aged Nestor, who is too old to fight and win glory but who offers experience- based counsel to ...
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... mortal, Greek and Trojan, and Greek and Greek have almost reached their breaking point; a multitude of external and internal conflicts have all come to a head. The rubber band is tightly knotted; it is ready to burst. LETTING IT GO In ...
... mortal, Greek and Trojan, and Greek and Greek have almost reached their breaking point; a multitude of external and internal conflicts have all come to a head. The rubber band is tightly knotted; it is ready to burst. LETTING IT GO In ...
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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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