04490oam 2201189Ia 450 991078542800332120231130213954.01-283-27746-897866132774660-520-94817-310.1525/9780520948174(CKB)2670000000066671(EBL)631060(OCoLC)703169429(SSID)ssj0000469354(PQKBManifestationID)11321050(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000469354(PQKBWorkID)10511104(PQKB)10144257(StDuBDS)EDZ0000055835(MiAaPQ)EBC631060(MdBmJHUP)muse31104(DE-B1597)519442(DE-B1597)9780520948174(Au-PeEL)EBL631060(CaPaEBR)ebr10440614(CaONFJC)MIL327746(EXLCZ)99267000000006667120091123h20102010 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom Alexander to Jesus /Ory AmitayBerkeley :University of California Press,2010.©20101 online resource (xii, 246 pages)Hellenistic culture and society ;52Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26636-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1. Son of Man, Son of God --2. In the Footsteps of Herakles --3. The Passage to India --4. Symbiosis --5. Amazon Queen --6. Post Mortem --7. Alexander and the End of Days --8. Alexander and Jesus --Conclusion --Appendix A. Alexander and David --Appendix B. Sacrifices and Other Religious Matters in the Alexander Histories --Appendix C. Alexander Alcoholicus --Notes --References --IndexScholars 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. In compelling detail, Amitay illuminates both Alexander's links to Herakles and to two important and enduring ideas: that of divine sonship and that of reconciliation among peoples.Hellenistic culture and society ;52.ChristianityChurch historyGeneralsGreeceBiographyGreeceHistoryMacedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.CGreeceKings and rulersBiographyalexander the great.amazonian queen.ancient greece.ancient history.ancient world.campaign.christian churches.christianity.conquest.demigod.divine son.divinity.early church.empire.folk narrative.folklore.generals.greece.greek gods.hellenism.herakles.history.india.jesus.legend.levi strauss.macedonia.military leader.monotheism.myth.nonfiction.philosopher king.political science.reconciliation.religion.son of zeus.spirituality.structuralism.talmudic alexander.zeus.Christianity.Church history.Generals938/.07092Amitay Ory1504963MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785428003321From Alexander to Jesus3734270UNINA