Christ and the Greeks
$650.00/year
Christ and the Greeks
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About the course
The Greeks are arguably the fountainhead of Western culture. Contributions to that culture were made by Near Eastern peoples before the Greeks, by the Romans who followed the Greeks, and also by the Christians who took up the legacies of Greece and Rome and creatively reshaped them in the context of biblical revelation. This course aims to acquaint you with the providentially-arranged, and astonishingly fruitful, Greek contribution to our Christian heritage. We will explore the history, philosophy, literature, politics, ethics, and religion of the Greeks in order to illuminate how Christ both used them and corrected and transcended them for the advancement of His kingdom.
Course Objectives:
- To develop the skill of closely reading a variety of texts in the light of the Bible
- To synthesize themes and messages drawn from several types of writing
- To engage with great characters and events of the past with appreciation of their relevance to us
- To clarify and sharpen a distinctively Christian understanding of Ancient Greek culture, and refine awareness of the redemptive hope our Faith imparts to us
Texts:
- Robert Fagles, The Iliad - ISBN-10 : 9780140275360
- Robert Fagles, The Odyssey - ISBN-10 : 9780140268867
- W.H. Auden, ed., The Portable Greek Reader - ISBN-10 : 0140150390
- M.I. Finley, ed. The Portable The Greek Historians - ISBN-10 : 014015065X
- Some sources will be provided in PDF format with the course: e.g., plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides
- Selections from Plutarch’s Lives
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About the teacher
Timothy Enloe
Timothy Enloe lives in Nyssa, Oregon with his wife and six daughters. He holds a B.A. in Liberal Arts from New St. Andrews College and an M.A. in Humanities from the University of Dallas. He has taught Latin, Greek, Bible, History, and Literature.