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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... Wrath to Reconciliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 6 Homer's Odyssey I: Coming of Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 7 Homer's Odyssey II: Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 8 Homer's Odyssey III ...
... Wrath to Reconciliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 6 Homer's Odyssey I: Coming of Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 7 Homer's Odyssey II: Coming Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 8 Homer's Odyssey III ...
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... wrath, apart from light only darkness, apart from the way only error, apart from the truth only a lie, apart from life only death.2 Though I heartily acknowledge that Christ is the only way and that no one could have invented by his own ...
... wrath, apart from light only darkness, apart from the way only error, apart from the truth only a lie, apart from life only death.2 Though I heartily acknowledge that Christ is the only way and that no one could have invented by his own ...
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... wrath and instruct us in what it means to be human (the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer). Though the fullness of deity is found only in Christ and the fullness of his revelation in the Bible alone, the shadow of the Almighty yet hovers and ...
... wrath and instruct us in what it means to be human (the Iliad and Odyssey of Homer). Though the fullness of deity is found only in Christ and the fullness of his revelation in the Bible alone, the shadow of the Almighty yet hovers and ...
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... WRATH OF ACHILLES Thus far, I have interpreted the characters and events of the Iliad in a way conducive to the experiences and assumptions of the modern reader. However, it is quite probable that Homer and his original audience ...
... WRATH OF ACHILLES Thus far, I have interpreted the characters and events of the Iliad in a way conducive to the experiences and assumptions of the modern reader. However, it is quite probable that Homer and his original audience ...
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... wrath”), a word normally used by Homer and his fellow Greeks to denote the wrath of the gods. Ultimately, the wrath of Achilles is his wrath against Zeus and the fates who have robbed him of the immortality that should have been his ...
... wrath”), a word normally used by Homer and his fellow Greeks to denote the wrath of the gods. Ultimately, the wrath of Achilles is his wrath against Zeus and the fates who have robbed him of the immortality that should have been his ...
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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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