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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... divine will in Bellum civile ; Statius's Thebaid more pointedly opposed Vergil's enthusiasm for Augustus and applied the benefits of heaven to the Flavians in- stead ; in his Argonautica Valerius Flaccus revised Vergil's optimism and ...
... divine Onei- ros spoke . “ Are you sleeping , son of wise Atreus , breaker of horses ? A man burdened with decisions , on whom his people rely , with so many worries , ought not sleep through the night . Now listen attentively . I am an ...
... divine portent that promised them success . — We all know this well in our minds , and you all are witnesses . . . [ it was as ] yesterday or the day before that the ships of the Achaeans were assembling at Aulis to bring harm to Priam ...
... divine [ 0ɛîos ] . ” Lucian contrasts the lying dream with “ a dream appearing that was truly divine [ Ðɛîós tig ós áληÐông öveipos έriotάs ] . ” 21 According to Aristotle , the grammarian Hippias of Thasus tried to exculpate Zeus ...
... divine favor ( Oneiros tells him that Zeus cares for him ) 2.4 . Command to the mortal ( Oneiros tells him to attack Troy ) 2.5 . Assurance of victory ( Oneiros tells him the destruction of Troy is certain ) 2.6 . Departure 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 |