The Bible, Homer, and the Search for Meaning in Ancient Myths: Why We Would Be Better Off With Homer's Gods

by John Heath

Book Overview

The Bible, Homer, and the Search for Meaning in Ancient Myths explores and compares the most influential sets of divine myths in Western culture: the Homeric pantheon and Yahweh, the God of the Old Testament. Heath argues that not only does the God of the Old Testament bear a striking resemblance to the Olympians, but also that the Homeric system rejected by the Judeo-Christian tradition offers a better model for the human condition. The universe...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367077205
• ISBN13: 9780367077204
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 418 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"