From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics by Louis

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In From Achilles to Christ, Louis Markos introduces readers to the great narratives of classical mythology from a Christian perspective. He dispels common notions about the dangers of reading classical literature and shows how hero stories are a foreshadowing of Christ.

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"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.

Author Biography

Louis Markos, PhD , Professor in English and Scholar in Residence at Houston Baptist University, holds the Robert H. Ray Chair in Humanities; he is author of From Achilles to Christ, Lewis Agonistes, and Pressing Forward: Tennyson and the Victorian Age.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Only Complete Truth Part I: Homer 1. Hesiod's Theogony: In the Beginning 2. Homer's Iliad I: A History in Conflict 3. Homer's Iliad II: Civilization vs. Barbarism 4. Homer's Iliad III: A New Ethic 5. Homer's Iliad IV: From Wrath to Reconciliation 6. Homer's Odyssey I: Coming of Age 7. Homer's Odyssey II: Coming Home 8. Homer's Odyssey III: The Journeys of Odysseus Part II: The Greek Tragedians 9. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound: The Birth of Tragedy 10. Aeschylus' Oresteia: Pagan Poets and Hebrew Prophets 11. Sophocles' Oedipus: The Human Scapegoat 12. Sophocles' Antigone and Electra: Questions of Duty 13. Sophocles' Women of Trachis and Philoctetes: The Tragedy of Character 14. Euripedes' Electra and Medea: The Naive and the Sentimental 15. Euripides' Bacchae and Hippolytus: Apollonian vs. Dionysiac Part III. Virgil 16. The Sacred History of Rome 17. The Making of a Roman Epic 18. Virgil's Aeneid I: The Fall of Troy 19. Virgil's Aeneid II: Aeneas and Dido 20. Virgil's Aeneid III: To Hell and Back 21. Virgil's Aeneid IV: Just War? Conclusion: The Myth Made Fact Bibliographical Essay Index

Review

. . . a great "crash course" on the anceint Greek and Roman myths. . .--Lee Sparks for Rev!, March/April 2008

Long Description

"The heart of Christianity is a myth which is also a fact."--C. S. LewisIn 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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. . .through a well-written and scholarly book, Markos has enriched our engagement with the ancient texts and challenged our thinking as Christian readers.

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. . .through a well-written and scholarly book, Markos has enriched our engagement with the ancient texts and challenged our thinking as Christian readers.

Details ISBN0830825932 Author Louis Markos Short Title FROM ACHILLES TO CHRIST Pages 264 Publisher IVP Academic Language English ISBN-10 0830825932 ISBN-13 9780830825936 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 261.58 Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Publication Date 2007-08-31 Imprint Inter-Varsity Press,US Subtitle Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics Place of Publication Illinois Country of Publication United States Birth 1964 DOI 10.1604/9780830825936 Audience General/Trade Series No Series Linked UK Release Date 2007-07-26 We've got this

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