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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... Prophets . . . . . . . . . . 124 11 Sophocles' Oedipus: The Human Scapegoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 12 Sophocles' Antigone and Electra: Questions of Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 13 Sophocles' Women of Trachis and ...
... Prophets . . . . . . . . . . 124 11 Sophocles' Oedipus: The Human Scapegoat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 12 Sophocles' Antigone and Electra: Questions of Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . 146 13 Sophocles' Women of Trachis and ...
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... prophetic of the biblical Christian virtues of faith, hope and love. As H. Richard Niebuhr has shown in his illuminating study Christ and Culture (1951), the Roman Catholic church has a strong tradition of viewing Christ and ...
... prophetic of the biblical Christian virtues of faith, hope and love. As H. Richard Niebuhr has shown in his illuminating study Christ and Culture (1951), the Roman Catholic church has a strong tradition of viewing Christ and ...
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... Prophets, were yet able to identify the divine significance of the star of Bethlehem. They sought after God—the true God—with all that was available to them, and they opened their hearts to the possibility that their journey would draw ...
... Prophets, were yet able to identify the divine significance of the star of Bethlehem. They sought after God—the true God—with all that was available to them, and they opened their hearts to the possibility that their journey would draw ...
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... prophecy of Christ. Thus, in the twenty-second canto of the Purgatorio, Dante introduces us to Statius, a first-century pagan poet whom he portrays as having con- verted to Christianity late in life. Statius ascribes both his early ...
... prophecy of Christ. Thus, in the twenty-second canto of the Purgatorio, Dante introduces us to Statius, a first-century pagan poet whom he portrays as having con- verted to Christianity late in life. Statius ascribes both his early ...
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... prophecy and religion: Anticipations or reminiscences of His glory haunt the mind of the self- sufficient sage, and of the pagan devotee; His writing is upon the wall, whether of the Indian fane, or of the porticoes of Greece. He ...
... prophecy and religion: Anticipations or reminiscences of His glory haunt the mind of the self- sufficient sage, and of the pagan devotee; His writing is upon the wall, whether of the Indian fane, or of the porticoes of Greece. He ...
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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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