02494nam 2200661Ia 450 991080621740332120200520144314.00-19-773859-11-280-52724-20-19-535862-71-4294-0585-610.1093/oso/9780195087222.001.0001(CKB)1000000000409896(EBL)271173(OCoLC)191952521(SSID)ssj0000121904(PQKBManifestationID)11922699(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000121904(PQKBWorkID)10111612(PQKB)11044819(Au-PeEL)EBL271173(CaPaEBR)ebr10142189(CaONFJC)MIL52724(OCoLC)936850096(MiAaPQ)EBC271173(OCoLC)1406781260(StDuBDS)9780197738597(EXLCZ)99100000000040989619930625d1994 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristianizing Homer the Odyssey, Plato, and the Acts of Andrew /Dennis Ronald MacDonald1st ed.New York Oxford University Press19941 online resource (369 p.)Oxford scholarship onlinePreviously issued in print: 1994.0-19-508722-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Homer in the Early Church; 2. The Iliad; 3. Nekyia; 4. Nostos; 5. Back in Achaea; 6. Recognitions; 7. Slaying the Suitor; 8. Postscript; Conclusion; Appendix: Andrew's Speech to the Cross; Bibliography; IndexThis study focuses on the apocryphal "Acts of Andrew" (200 AD), which purport to tell the story of the travels, miracles and martyrdom of the apostle Andrew. Breaking with tradition that concludes the Acts came from scripture, the author investigates classical literature to find the sources.Oxford scholarship online.Mythology, GreekControversial literatureApologeticsHistoryEarly church, ca. 30-600Mythology, GreekApologeticsHistory229/.92MacDonald Dennis Ronald1946-1753625MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910806217403321Christianizing Homer4152164UNINA