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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... struggle with Erasmus, a British Anglican named John Henry Newman ended his own internal spiritual struggle by converting to Catholicism and in the process embracing Aquinas's Christ-over-culture ethos. That he did so was a great ...
... struggle with Erasmus, a British Anglican named John Henry Newman ended his own internal spiritual struggle by converting to Catholicism and in the process embracing Aquinas's Christ-over-culture ethos. That he did so was a great ...
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... struggle, poetically and prophetically, toward order and justice. As Hesiod tells it, earth (Gaia) and heaven (Ouranos) become lovers and give birth to a race of Titans: Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on. Unfortunately, these serene ...
... struggle, poetically and prophetically, toward order and justice. As Hesiod tells it, earth (Gaia) and heaven (Ouranos) become lovers and give birth to a race of Titans: Prometheus, Atlas, Ocean and so on. Unfortunately, these serene ...
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... struggles that either sow strife between half-siblings (Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers) or ultimately prevent fertility rather than encourage it. Thus, as Kronos castrates Ouranos to prevent him from fathering more children ...
... struggles that either sow strife between half-siblings (Jacob and Esau, Joseph and his brothers) or ultimately prevent fertility rather than encourage it. Thus, as Kronos castrates Ouranos to prevent him from fathering more children ...
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... struggle between en- ergetic soldier and armchair general, gifted employee and insecure administrator, sanguine professor and choleric dean, dynamic actor and imperious director, popular, easygoing youth pastor and autocratic head ...
... struggle between en- ergetic soldier and armchair general, gifted employee and insecure administrator, sanguine professor and choleric dean, dynamic actor and imperious director, popular, easygoing youth pastor and autocratic head ...
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... struggle. Like the intelligent but overanxious coach, he lies awake at night while his linebackers sleep as deeply and contentedly as bears. Achilles, on the other hand, though he is hailed and loved by the troops in a way Agamemnon ...
... struggle. Like the intelligent but overanxious coach, he lies awake at night while his linebackers sleep as deeply and contentedly as bears. Achilles, on the other hand, though he is hailed and loved by the troops in a way Agamemnon ...
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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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