Does the New Testament Imitate Homer?: Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles

by Dennis Ronald MacDonald

Book Overview

In 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 Iliad, and concludes that the author of Acts composed them using famous scenes in Homer's work as a model. Tracing the influence...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300097700
• ISBN13: 9780300097702
• Release Date: December 2003
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.7"