Does the New Testament Imitate Homer?: Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostlesdiv In this provocative challenge to prevailing views of New Testament sources, Dennis R. MacDonald argues that the origins of passages in the book of Acts are to be found not in early Christian legends but in the epics of Homer. MacDonald focuses on four passages in the book of Acts, examines their potential parallels in the Iliad, and concludes that the author of Acts composed them using famous scenes in Homer’s work as a model. |
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Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles Dennis R. MacDonald. Does the New Testament Imitate Homer? DENNIS R. MACDONALD Does the New Testament Imitate Homer? FOUR Front Cover.
Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles Dennis R. MacDonald. DENNIS R. MACDONALD Does the New Testament Imitate Homer? FOUR CASES FROM THE ACTS OF THE APOSTLES Yale University Press New Haven and London Published with assistance from the ...
... Apostles / Dennis R. MacDonald . p . cm . For Gordon, Wynne, Don, and Treehouse Contents Acknowledgments Introduction I. Includes bibliographical references and index . ISBN 0-300-09770-0 ( alk . paper ) 1. Bible . N.T. Acts — Extra ...
Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles Dennis R. MacDonald. Part Three: The Selection of Matthias and Iliad 7 9. The Selection of Ajax to Face Hector 105 10. The Selection of Matthias to Replace Judas 107 11. Jerusalem Legend or ...
... Apostles with the Iliad . From the outset I knew that my reading of Mark would meet resistance not only from those who read the Gospels as historically reliable but also from critically trained scholars . Most modern treatments of the ...
Contents
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Pauls Farewell at Miletus and Iliad | 67 |
The Selection of Matthias and Iliad | 103 |
Peters Escape from Prison and Iliad | 121 |
Conclusion | 146 |
Greek and Latin Parallels | 153 |
List of Abbreviations | 167 |
Notes | 171 |
Bibliography | 209 |
Index | 221 |