| From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics Contributor(s): Markos, Louis (Author) |
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ISBN: 0830825932 ISBN-13: 9780830825936 Publisher: IVP Academic OUR PRICE: $25.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - Literature & The Arts - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - History | Ancient - General |
| Dewey: 261.58 |
| LCCN: 2007016680 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.34" W x 8.92" (0.90 lbs) 264 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Markos, Louis: - Louis Markos (Ph.D., University of Michigan) is professor of English at Houston Baptist University, where he teaches classical and English literature. He is a C. S. Lewis scholar and the author of Lewis Agonistes: How C. S. Lewis Can Train Us to Wrestle with the Modern and Postmodern World (Broadman Holman). |