[B-Greek] The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark

Bert de Haan b_dehaan at sympatico.ca
Tue Aug 29 19:58:02 EDT 2006


I have a question that does not directly concern a specific Greek text but I 
think it is still within the parameters of B-Greek.

I saw a book  on Amazon: The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark by Dennis 
MacDonald  .

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300080123/002-8488475-4620846?v=glance&n=283155

There are several reviews.  I was wondering if any of you who are very 
familiar with Mark's style and with the Homeric poems have ever noticed 
anything like this.
One comment made me question the validity of one review as it suggests that 
Mark made up the stories to point out the parallels with Homer but I can't 
comment on Mark's style as compared to the Homeric Epics.
Thank you.
Bert de Haan.





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