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  • The Myth Made Fact

  • Reading Greek and Roman Mythology Through Christian Eyes
  • By: Louis Markos
  • Narrated by: Dr. Louis Markos PhD
  • Length: 14 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (25 ratings)

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The Myth Made Fact

By: Louis Markos
Narrated by: Dr. Louis Markos PhD
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“God is more than a god, not less; Christ is more than Balder, not less. We must not be ashamed of the mystical radiance resting on our theology. We must not be nervous about ‘parallels’ and ‘pagan Christs’: they ought to be there - it would be a stumbling block if they weren’t. We must not, in false spirituality, withhold our imaginative welcome.” (C. S. Lewis)

Discover Christ through ancient myths!

Hear the entire audiobook read to you by renowned author Dr. Louis Markos in the comfort of your own home, car, or while you are on the go. Join Dr. Markos on an unparalleled adventure for the modern Christian! In the spirit of C. S. Lewis, whose own acceptance of Christ hinged on his understanding that Christ is the myth becoming fact, The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology Through Christian Eyes mines wisdom of eternal value from the great storehouses of Greek and Roman mythology and traces the links that bind those myths to the Bible and the Christian life. The Myth Made Fact takes its listeners on an exploration of Greco-Roman characters, art, and stories - one that spans 50 myths and sheds new light on the legends of Hercules, Orpheus, Jason, Phaedra, Oedipus, and many more!

The journey through myth unfolds through six unique parts, each pointing beyond the lustful and wrathful Olympian gods to the One Holy Creator who stands, like Aslan, at the back of all our stories.

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This title is taken from C.S. Lewis and his Inklings in the mid-twentieth century. They were facing claims that Christianity is derivative due to many thematic parallels with pre-Christian myths. The Inklings modeled an approach to the problem that suggested the story of Jesus was "the myth made fact." on this view the collective storytelling consciousness anticipates the arrival of Christ in our various mythological traditions.

Louis Markos demonstrates that the early church was in keeping with this trajectory. It did not originate with Lewis. Better, he goes through fifty examples, showing how the early church read the myths in a Christocentric way.

An enlightening journey!

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Insight into Myths I never thought about!

Dr. Markos was introduced to me while listening to an episode of The Naked Bible Podcast. I am so glad I bought this audio book! I have purchased two other books by Dr Markos now.
Thinking about how general revelation and the human conscience and yearning for "Truth" as found in both Greek and Roman Myths had never dawned on me. I have found a whole new way to think about The Classics and how God brought to us all, the real Truth!!
A must read for anyone!!

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Exquisite

This author is a gift to the earth a window to eternity.I heartily recommend this work to all my students and to all seekers after truth

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An Amazing Primer

If you need someone to guide you through the legends that undergird Greek and Roman thought this is an excellent resource. As an audiobook it suffered a little but as a resource in print this would be a great way to start conversations in classrooms and other settings.

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