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Classics and the Bible

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Classics and the Bible looks at story-patterns and themes which Greek and Latin literature shares with the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament. Direct influence or a common source can explain some similarities, but uncannily parallel plots and forms of expression seem more often to occur independently. Classical and biblical texts constantly illuminate each other. Hospitality and recognition are central themes in both traditions, and also metaphors about the relation between them. Classical and biblical authors alike tell stories which need to be read in the light of other stories. The relation between the present and the heroic past is crucial to both traditions, and both raise fundamental questions about the relation of text and reader. The first three chapters consider the subject from the classical side: Homer, the Greek tragedians and Plato, and Virgil; the fourth turns to the New Testament; and the fifth to aspects of later reception. Readers should ideally be equipped with a Bible, English translations of a few major classical authors, and an open mind.

About Author

John Taylor is the author of Girl is Not a Number. Though he has a number of other books in process, this is the only book published at this time.

Author

John Taylor

Book Series

Classical Literature and Society

Format

Ebook

ISBN

9780715634813

Language

English

Pages

192

Publication Date

11-21-2007

Publisher

A&C Black

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