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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... spoke of Homer's popularity like this : " From the earliest age , children beginning their studies are nursed on Homer's teaching . One might say that while we were still in swathing bands we sucked from his epics as from fresh milk ...
... spoke to it . • The dead son revived and spoke . • “ And he gave him to his mother . " • The crowd praised " the prophet . " Many ancient texts narrate resuscitations , but none more closely resembles this story in Luke than this.34 ...
... spoke winged words to him , saying , “ Go up , destructive Oneiros , to the swift ships of the Achaeans , and on arriving at the hut of Agamemnon , son of Atreus , tell him everything precisely as I command you . Command him to arm the ...
... 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 angel to you ...
... spoke thus , and now [ vûv ] everything has come to pass . But come , all of you well - greaved Achaeans stay right here until we take the great city of Priam . ' So he spoke , and the Argives shouted out , and round about the ships ...
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 |