TY  - BOOK
AU  - Amitay,Ory
TI  - From Alexander to Jesus
T2  - Hellenistic culture and society
SN  - 9780520948174
AV  - DF234.2 .A48 2010eb
U1  - 938/.07092 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Berkeley
PB  - University of California Press
KW  - Alexander,
KW  - Jesus Christ.
KW  - Jesus Christ
KW  - Macedonian Expansion (Greece : 359-323 B.C.)
KW  - fast
KW  - Generals
KW  - Greece
KW  - Biography
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Church history
KW  - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
KW  - Historical
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY
KW  - Ancient
KW  - General
KW  - Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
KW  - Kings and rulers
KW  - History
KW  - Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - Legends
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
N2  - 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
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