2008-05-LarryLong

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5-1-2008

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READ poster featured: Larry Long, Provost
Book selected: From Achilles to Christ: Why Christians Should Read the Pagan Classics by Louis Markos
Date poster was featured: May 2008

Comments by Larry Long about the book:
"I received the book as a review copy, read it only with the idea of writing my review, but quickly found myself excited again by reading about classical literature, an area that I have not studied very much. Markos discusses the Iliad, the Odyssey, Antigone, Oedipus, and the Aeneid, among other works. Markos has a real knack for making the stories and characters come alive, and, more importantly, to communicate the biblical values and themes that were “anticipated” in these pre-Christian era texts. As a Christian and a student of literature, I always make those connections in novels, stories, and poems; Markos has pointed out connections in material with which I am less familiar and in somewhat surprising and interesting ways. I think Christians who like to read and especially those who already enjoy the classical texts would find this book interesting, even if, like me, they may sometimes question a particular argument Markos presents. Though very scholarly, the book is easy to read."

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