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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... concerning improvements. A grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities allowed me to complete the manuscript earlier than otherwise would have been possible. Amy Furth, my wife, with immeasurable grace encouraged my other ...
... concerning Judas's death , Acts 1 : 15-26 displays unmistakable signs of Luke's own vocabu- lary , style , and concerns . Furthermore , it closely parallels the casting of lots that selected Ajax to fight Hector in Iliad 7. It would ...
... concerning the omen of the serpent and the sparrow , but a summary here may be useful . As the Greeks were about to sail from Aulis and were sacrificing hecatombs , they saw a sign . A serpent darted from beneath an altar , slithered up ...
... concerning the welfare of the state are not to be considered significant unless military or civil officers dream them , or unless many plebeians have the same dream . They cite the incident in Homer when , before the assembled Greeks ...
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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 |