The Gospel 'According to Homer and Virgil'
Biographical note
Karl Olav Sandnes, Dr. theol. (1988), University of Oslo, is Professor in New Testament at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo, Norway. He has published on the Graeco-Roman background of the New Testament, including The Challenge of Homer. School, Pagan Poets and early Christianity (2009).
Readership
All those interested in how Biblical texts and traditions relate to the Graeco-Roman World; i.e. theologians with an interest in Biblical and patristic studies, classical philologists and historians.
Table of contents
1 Introduction: The Context of the Study
2 The Rhetorical Context of Biblical Epics
3 Why Imitate Classical Texts?
4 What is a Cento?
5 Faltonia Betitia Proba: The Gospel “According to Virgil”
6 Eudocia Athenais: The Gospel “According to Homer”
7 Summary
2 The Rhetorical Context of Biblical Epics
3 Why Imitate Classical Texts?
4 What is a Cento?
5 Faltonia Betitia Proba: The Gospel “According to Virgil”
6 Eudocia Athenais: The Gospel “According to Homer”
7 Summary
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