{"product_id":"does-the-new-testament-imitate-dennis-ronald-macdonald-9780300097702","title":"Does the New Testament Imitate Homer?: Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u003ci\u003eIliad, \u003c\/i\u003eand concludes that the author of Acts composed them using famous scenes in Homer's work as a model.\u003cbr\u003eTracing the influence of passages from the \u003ci\u003eIliad \u003c\/i\u003eon\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003esubsequent 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, \u003ci\u003eThe Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark, \u003c\/i\u003eMacDonald opens an original and promising appreciation not only of Acts but also of the composition of early Christian narrative in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dennis Ronald MacDonald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300097700\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300097702\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/09\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.72h x 6.24w x 0.77d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 1682","brand":"Dennis Ronald MacDonald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44966093947135,"sku":"9780300097702","price":73.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_333980b6-bed1-4b3e-a9fe-ae4525a22adc.jpg?v=1711158840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/does-the-new-testament-imitate-dennis-ronald-macdonald-9780300097702","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}