LEADER 03980nam 22006014a 450 001 9910451979703321 005 20210529004500.0 010 $a1-281-72239-1 010 $a9786611722395 010 $a0-300-12989-0 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300129892 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471865 035 $a(StDuBDS)BDZ0022174729 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000140600 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11911795 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000140600 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10053454 035 $a(PQKB)11304453 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000167172 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3420171 035 $a(DE-B1597)485215 035 $a(OCoLC)1013944805 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300129892 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3420171 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10170862 035 $a(OCoLC)923591725 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471865 100 $a20030411d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aDoes the New Testament imitate Homer?$b[electronic resource] $efour cases from the Acts of the Apostles /$fDennis R. MacDonald 210 $aNew Haven, CT $cYale University Press$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (1 online resource (x, 227 p.)) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 0 $a0-300-09770-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-219) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$tPart One: The Visions of Cornelius and Peter and Iliad 2 --$t1. Cornelius and Peter --$t2. Lying Dream and True Portent --$t3. More Dreams and Portents --$t4. The Visions of Cornelius and Peter --$t5. Local Legend or Homeric Imitation? --$tPart Two: Paul's Farewell at Miletus and Iliad 6 --$t6. Hector's Farewell to Andromache --$t7. Paul's Farewell to the Ephesian Elders --$t8. Jewish Testament or Homeric Imitation? --$tPart Three: The Selection of Matthias and Iliad 7 --$t9. The Selection of Ajax to Face Hector --$t10. The Selection of Matthias to Replace Judas --$t11. Jerusalem Legend or Homeric Imitation? --$tPart Four: Peter's Escape from Prison and Iliad 24 --$t12. Priam's Escape from Achilles and Its Imitators --$t13. Alexander's Escape from Darius --$t14. Peter's Escape from Herod --$t15. Hellenistic Legend or Homeric Imitation? --$tConclusion --$tAppendix. Greek and Latin Parallels --$tAbbreviations --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aIn this provocative challenge to prevailing views of New Testament sources, Dennis R. MacDonald argues that the origins of passages in the book of Acts are to be found not in early Christian legends but in the epics of Homer. MacDonald focuses on four passages in the book of Acts, examines their potential parallels in the Iliad, and concludes that the author of Acts composed them using famous scenes in Homer's work as a model. Tracing the influence of passages from the Iliad on subsequent ancient literature, MacDonald shows how the story generated a vibrant, mimetic literary tradition long before Luke composed the Acts. Luke could have expected educated readers to recognize his transformation of these tales and to see that the Christian God and heroes were superior to Homeric gods and heroes. Building upon and extending the analytic methods of his earlier book, The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark, MacDonald opens an original and promising appreciation not only of Acts but also of the composition of early Christian narrative in general. 606 $aGreek literature$xRelation to the New Testament 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aGreek literature$xRelation to the New Testament. 676 $a226.6/066 700 $aMacDonald$b Dennis Ronald$f1946-$0988855 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451979703321 996 $aDoes the New Testament imitate Homer$92448564 997 $aUNINA