LEADER 05010nam 22008651c 450 001 9910462767903321 005 20211005205518.0 010 $a1-4725-3968-0 010 $a1-84966-790-X 010 $a1-84966-789-6 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472539687 035 $a(CKB)2670000000315125 035 $a(EBL)1094065 035 $a(OCoLC)823388739 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000906515 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12458648 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000906515 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10842867 035 $a(PQKB)10799060 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000686452 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11385553 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000686452 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10731883 035 $a(PQKB)20571031 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1094065 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1094065 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10697381 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL604243 035 $a(OCoLC)843202725 035 $a(OCoLC)1138498680 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255202 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6164475 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1182060 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1182060 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000315125 100 $a20140929d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClassics and the Bible $ehospitality and recognition $fJohn Taylor 210 1$aLondon $cBristol Classical Press $d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (387 p.) 225 1 $aClassical literature and society 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7156-3481-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index 327 $aCover; Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Editor's Foreword; Preface; 1. Homer; 2. History, Tragedy and Philosophy; 3. Virgil Between Two Worlds; 4. Foolishness to Greeks; 5. Spots of Time; Bibliography; Notes; eCopyright 330 $a"'Classics and the Bible' looks at story-patterns and themes which Greek and Latin literature shares with the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament. Direct influence or a common source can explain some similarities, but uncannily parallel plots and forms of expression seem more often to occur independently. Classical and biblical texts constantly illuminate each other. Hospitality and recognition are central themes in both traditions, and also metaphors about the relation between them. Classical and biblical authors alike tell stories which need to be read in the light of other stories. The relation between the present and the heroic past is crucial to both traditions, and both raise fundamental questions about the relation of text and reader. The first three chapters consider the subject from the classical side: Homer, the Greek tragedians and Plato, and Virgil; the fourth turns to the New Testament; and the fifth to aspects of later reception. Readers should ideally be equipped with a Bible, English translations of a few major classical authors, and an open mind."--Bloomsbury Publishing 330 8 $a"Classics and the Bible" looks at story-patterns and themes which Greek and Latin literature shares with the Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament. Direct influence or a common source can explain some similarities, but uncannily parallel plots and forms of expression seem more often to occur independently. Classical and biblical texts constantly illuminate each other. Hospitality and recognition are central themes in both traditions, and also metaphors about the relation between them. Classical and biblical authors alike tell stories which need to be read in the light of other stories. The relation between the present and the heroic past is crucial to both traditions, and both raise fundamental questions about the relation of text and reader. The first three chapters consider the subject from the classical side: Homer, the Greek tragedians and Plato, and Virgil; the fourth turns to the New Testament; and the fifth to aspects of later reception. Readers should ideally be equipped with a Bible, English translations of a few major classical authors, and an open mind 410 0$aClassical literature and society. 606 $aClassical literature 606 $2Literary studies: general 606 $aClassical literature$xThemes, motives 606 $aHospitality in literature 606 $aRecognition in literature 606 $aBible as literature 606 $aHospitality in the Bible 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aClassical literature. 615 0$aClassical literature$xThemes, motives. 615 0$aHospitality in literature. 615 0$aRecognition in literature. 615 0$aBible as literature. 615 0$aHospitality in the Bible. 676 $a880.9 700 $aTaylor$b John$f1955 April 11-$01042694 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 801 2$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910462767903321 996 $aClassics and the Bible$92467112 997 $aUNINA