TY  - BOOK
AU  - MacDonald,Dennis R.
TI  - Luke and Vergil: Imitations of Classical Greek Literature
T2  - The New Testament and Greek Literature
SN  - 9781442230552
AV  - BS2595.52 .M26 2014
U1  - 226.4/066 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
KW  - Virgil.
KW  - Virgil
KW  - Bible
KW  - Luke
KW  - Extra-canonical parallels
KW  - Acts
KW  - Criticism, interpretation, etc
KW  - Greek literature
KW  - Relation to the New Testament
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Description based upon print version of record; Abbreviations; Introduction; Passages in Luke-Acts with Proposed Imitations; Part One. Euripides' Bacchae and Luke-Acts; Part Two. Socrates in Plato and Xenophon; Part Three. Vergil's Odyssey-Iliad and Luke-Acts; Appendix 1. Analogous Imitations of Euripides' Bacchae in Jewish and Christian Texts; Appendix 2. Analogous Imitations of Plato's Socrates in Christian Texts; Appendix 3. The Q+/Papias Hypothesis; Notes; Bibliography; Index to Classical Greek Literature; Index to the Gospels and Acts; About the Author
N2  - <Span><span>These two volumes are the magnum opus of biblical scholar Dennis R. MacDonald, outlining the profound connections between the New Testament and classical Greek poetry. MacDonald argues that the Gospel writers borrowed from established literary sources to create stories about Jesus that readers of the day would find convincing.</span></span>
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