Gospel 'According to Homer and Virgil'

Karl Olav Sandnes, Dr. theol. (1988), University of Oslo, is Professor in New Testament at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo, Norway. He has published on the Graeco-Roman background of the New Testament, including The Challenge of Homer. School, Pagan Poets and early Christianity (2009).

• 1Introduction: The Context of the Study2The Rhetorical Context of Biblical Epics3Why Imitate Classical Texts?4What is a Cento?5Faltonia Betitia Proba: The Gospel “According to Virgil”6Eudocia Athenais: The Gospel “According to Homer”7Summary

"surely an interesting and very welcome publication.[...] written in accessible language and preserves the rigors of the scientific research. [...] The Gospel ‘According to Homer and Virgil’ should be read by everybody interested in the relation between the New Testament and the ancient literary culture." – Marcin Kowalski, in: The Biblical Annals / Roczniki Biblijne 3 (2013)