Leithart's Heroes of the City of Man analyzes some of the grand classics of ancient literature—Theogeny, the Iliad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, and four prominent Greek dramas from Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, and Aristophanes, commenting on each, section-by-section.
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The most obvious virtue of Leithart's book is its scope. In a single volume he provides a defense for the value of reading classical literature, a methodology for integrating that literature with the Christian faith, and a reader's guide to the works of classical literature that a contemporary reader would most benefit from reading. -- Leland Ryken, Wheaton College
With verve and cunning, Leithart centers the reader in a sound theology of story before equipping him to engage ancient texts like The Iliad with profound Biblical and literary insight. --Bruce L. Edwards, Bowling Green State Univ. (Ohio)
"Leithart doesn't simply discuss the intricacies of the texts; he goes further and allows unique biblical insight to illuminate the conflict between the heroes of the city of man and the city of God. The most obvious virtue of Leithart's book is its scope. In a single volume he provides a defense for the value of reading classical literature, a methodology for integrating that literature with the Christian faith, and a reader's guide to the works of classical literature that a contemporary reader would most benefit from reading." --Leland Ryken, Wheaton College
With verve and cunning, Leithart centers the reader in a sound theology of story before equipping him to engage ancient texts like The Iliad with profound Biblical and literary insight. --Bruce L. Edwards, Bowling Green State Univ. (Ohio)
"Leithart doesn't simply discuss the intricacies of the texts; he goes further and allows unique biblical insight to illuminate the conflict between the heroes of the city of man and the city of God. The most obvious virtue of Leithart's book is its scope. In a single volume he provides a defense for the value of reading classical literature, a methodology for integrating that literature with the Christian faith, and a reader's guide to the works of classical literature that a contemporary reader would most benefit from reading." --Leland Ryken, Wheaton College
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Peter J. Leithart (Ph.D Cambridge) is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and Fellow of Literature at New St. Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho. He is the author of Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide to Six Shakespeare Plays, Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy, Miniatures & Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen, and most recently, Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, & Hope in Western Literature.
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This book, put simply, is a good guide to the ancient Greek and Roman literature from a biblical worldview. Leithart goes through the works, from Hesiod to Virgil, keeping his eye on both the Christian implications of the work and the literary structure. This book is an excellent resource, whether you are looking for biblical or literary teaching on these ancient epics. It's good not only for school teachers but for the rest of us as well.
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QUESTION: Should Christian young people be exposed to classical works depicting various worldviews against our belief system? If they are not, how will they be prepared with a ready answer and be well-educated to culturally important works?
ANSWER: Peter Leithart Leithart enters the debate with an excellent resource for the education of Christian young people. He takes "important" classical works and examines them by practically contrasting them against the Biblical worldview. I use the word "important" as a term meaning that the philosophies in these works dramatically impacted worldview shifts in the course of history. By contrasting these thoughts to the Biblical truths, Leithart assists in preparing young adults to give a defense for the "hope that is within them." Leithart also brings excellent literary information, as well. He examines literary devices and references other well-known works as part of the study.
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"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Tertullian exclaimed, and his question has echoed through the following centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
delayed identification, heroic ethic, blood avenger, concentric structure, funeral games, pagan literature, epic similes, heroic ideal, heroic world Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Review Questions, Thought Questions, Oedipus Tyrannus, New York, Hesiod's Theogony, New Testament, The Libation Bearers, Robert Fagles, Brooks Otis, Homer's Odysseus, King Priam, Ancient Near East, Charles Segal, Heroes of the City of Man, King Latinus, Old Comedy, King Laius, North Africa, Philip Vellacott, The Aeneld, University of Chicago Press, Virgil's Aeneid New!
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"What has Athens to do with Jerusalem?" Tertullian exclaimed, and his question has echoed through the following centuries. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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- Works and Days (Oxford University Press academic monograph reprints) by Hesiod on 8 pages
- Oedipus Tyrannus by Sophocles on 5 pages
- The Libation Bearers (Prentice-Hall Greek drama series) by Aeschylus on page 191, page 281, and page 284
- The Punic Wars (World History Series) by Don Nardo on page 227, and page 229
- Iliad and Odyssey by Homer on page 157, and page 213
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- Miniatures and Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen by Peter J. Leithart in Front Matter
- Trinity & Reality: An Introduction to the Christian Faith by Ralph A. Smith in Back Matter
- A Son to Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel by Peter J. Leithart in Front Matter
- Misquotes in MISQUOTING JESUS: Why You Can Still Believe by Dillon Burroughs in Back Matter
- The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing (Writers' Palette Book) by Leland Ryken on page 209
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