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

Paperback • 2007 • English

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

By Louis Markos

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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 wa...Show more

Biography, Literature and Literary studies
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9780830825936

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

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

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Paperback

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