Amitay, Orycreatorauthor.textbibliographybiographyElectronic books.BiographyHistoryLegendscauBerkeleyUniversity of California Press©20102010monographiceng1 online resource (xii, 246 pages).Scholars have long recognized the relevance to Christianity of the many stories surrounding the life of Alexander the Great, who claimed to be the son of Zeus. But until now, no comprehensive effort has been made to connect the mythic life and career of Alexander to the stories about Jesus and to the earliest theology of the nascent Christian churches. Ory Amitay delves into a wide range of primary texts in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew to trace Alexander as a mythological figure, from his relationship to his ancestor and rival, Herakles, to the idea of his divinity as the son of a god.Son of man, son of God -- In the footsteps of Herakles -- The passage to India -- Symbiosis -- Amazon queen -- Post mortem -- Alexander and the end of days -- Alexander and Jesus.Ory Amitay.Includes bibliographical references and index.e-gr---the GreatAlexander356 B.C.-323 B.Cthe GreatAlexander356 B.C.-323 B.CLegendsthe GreatAlexander356 B.C.-323 B.CInfluenceJesus Christthe GreatAlexander356 B.C.-323 B.CLegendsInfluenceJesus ChristLegendsInfluencethe GreatAlexander356 B.C.-323 B.CJesus ChristMacedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.)GeneralsGreeceBiographyGreeceKings and rulersBiographyGreeceHistoryMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.CChristianityChurch historyBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHYHistoricalHISTORYAncientHISTORYAncientGeneralChristianityChurch historyGeneralsInfluence (Literary, artistic, etc.)Kings and rulersGreece 359-323 B.C fast DF234.2 .A48 2010eb938/.07092Amitay, Ory.Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2010(DLC) 2009049416(OCoLC)473123558978052094817405209481731283277468978128327746422573/cttt1q08 JSTORhttp://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=351756http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=351756N$T11022120200709055331.0ocn703169429eng