Jesus and the Trojan War: Myth and Meaning for TodayThis book looks at ways in which stories are presented and understood; and how story-tellers - and their listeners - may wittingly or unwittingly confuse fact with fiction. This book explores the parallels between four stories (the Trojan war, Moses, King Arthur, and Jesus), and the way their sources relate to their histories and contemporary relevance. |
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To begin at the beginning | 1 |
Blue Remembered Hills | 11 |
2 | 18 |
Copyright | |
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