Luke and Vergil - Imitations of Classical Greek Literature

These two volumes are the magnum opus of biblical scholar Dennis R. MacDonald, outlining the profound connections between the New Testament and classical Greek poetry. MacDonald argues that the Gospel writers borrowed from established literary sources to create stories about Jesus that readers of the day would find convincing.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Part One: Euripides' Bacchae and Luke-Acts
Part Two: Plato's Socrates and Luke-Acts
Part Three: Vergil's Odyssey-Iliad and Luke-Acts
Appendix 1. Analogous Imitations of the Bacchae in Jewish and Christian Texts
Appendix 2. Analogous Imitations of Plato's Socrates in Christian Texts
Appendix 3. The Q+/Papias Hypothesis
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Index to Classical Greek Literature
Index to the Gospels and Acts

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Dennis MacDonald is John Wesley Professor of New Testament and Christian Origins at the Claremont School of Theology. He previously served as the director of the Claremont Graduate University Institute for Antiquity and Christianity. He is the author or editor of numerous books and articles, including The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark and Does the New Testament Imitate Homer: Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles.

Zusammenfassung

These two volumes are the magnum opus of biblical scholar Dennis R. MacDonald, outlining the profound connections between the New Testament and classical Greek poetry. MacDonald argues that the Gospel writers borrowed from established literary sources to create stories about Jesus that readers of the day would find convincing.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Dennis R. MacDonald, Dennis Ronald MacDonald
• Verlag: Rowman and Littlefield
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 05.11.2014
• EAN: 9781442230545
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3054-5
• Seiten: 272
• Serien: The New Testament and Greek Literature; The New Testament and Greek Literature
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Biblical Studies / General, Christianity, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient (Classical) Greek, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Criticism and exegesis of sacred texts, Biblical exegesis & hermeneutics