These two volumes of The New Testament and Greek Literature 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. In Luke and Vergil
MacDonald proposes that the author of Luke-Acts followed Mark's
lead in imitating Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, but greatly expanded
his project, especially in the Acts, but adding imitations not only
of the epics but also of Euripides' Bacchae and Plato's Socratic
dialogues. The potential imitations include spectacular miracles,
official resistance, epiphanies, prison breaks, and more. The book
applies mimesis criticism and uses side-by-side comparisons to show
how early Christian authors portrayed the origins of Christianity
as more compelling than the Augustan Golden Age.
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