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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... God as superior to the Olympians. Emulation applies also to the four passages in Acts, where Luke substitutes his own values for Homer's. Critics of my work have complained that my criterion of interpretability is a rubber hammer too ...
... gods and its destiny as cosmic.20 According to Bonz , Luke “ decided to recast his community's sacred traditions in ... God ] , with a rival deity issuing an alternative plan for universal human salvation . Further- more , Luke - Acts ...
... God for having slain the boy . ] He breathed into the child three times , called on the Lord , and said [ кαì εîñɛv ] , " O Lord my God , I beseech you , let this child's life be restored to him . ” And so it came to pass , and the ...
... God of injustice and a lack of compassion : " You have done wrong in killing her son . " Luke , however , does not blame God for the boy's death and says that Jesus " had compassion " for the widow.37 Elijah could not raise the dead ...
... God does not practice favoritism , but in every nation one who fears God and acts justly is acceptable to him . ” 2 . " 2 Just as God had poured the Spirit upon Jewish followers of Jesus at Pentecost , God poured the Spirit upon ...
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 |