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The challenge of Homer : school, pagan poets and early Christianity /
Homer was the gateway to education, to the skills of reading and writing. These skills were necessary for the nascent Church. Knowledge of Homer's writings was a sign of Greekness, of at-home-ness in the society. Education was embedded in the mythology, immorality and idolatry of these writings...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York, NY :
T & T Clark,
©2009.
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| Colección: | Library of New Testament studies ;
400. Library of New Testament studies. Early Christianity in context. T & T Clark library of biblical studies. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Homer was the gateway to education, to the skills of reading and writing. These skills were necessary for the nascent Church. Knowledge of Homer's writings was a sign of Greekness, of at-home-ness in the society. Education was embedded in the mythology, immorality and idolatry of these writings. This challenged the Christians. This study presents how Christians responded to this. The opinions varied from rejection of Homer and all pagan literature, considering them works of the Devil, to critical involvement with this literature. This study attempts to trace the discourse on Homer and education among the Christians back to the New Testament. The topic does not come to the surface, but it is argued that in Paul's letters contrasting attitudes towards the propaideutic logic and the philosophical principle of usus (making right use of) are present. He opposed a logic wherein Christian faith represented the peak of education, the culmination of liberal studies. In his instruction on how to relate to the pagan world, Paul argues in accordance with the principle of usus. The New Testament is not so dependent upon the Homeric poems, as assumed by some scholars. --From publisher's description. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 320 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-305) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9780567601117 0567601110 1282868721 9781282868724 9786612868726 6612868724 |