Luke 7:36-50, Odyssey 19.317-505, and Eurycleia , 2020
Luke's account of the sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears while he is the guest of... more Luke's account of the sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears while he is the guest of Simon the Pharisee is a rewrite and Christian corrective of the famous episode in Odyssey 19 featuring the serving woman Eurycleia.
The Book of Revelation, among the latest books of the New Testament,1 structures much of its narr... more The Book of Revelation, among the latest books of the New Testament,1 structures much of its narrative using motifs and type-scenes common to some of the oldest myths.
Genesis, as it adapts the Deluge from Mesopotamian sources, for the se- quel, transforms Hesiod’s... more Genesis, as it adapts the Deluge from Mesopotamian sources, for the se- quel, transforms Hesiod’s account of Cronus’ castration of Uranus, and the unspecified wrongdoing of his brother Iapetus, mixing it with the type of myth depicted in Iliad 15, where three brothers draw lots to determine their portions. This results in Genesis 9–10’s mysterious depiction of Ham seeing the genitals of the drunk Noah, who, when awake, curses not Ham but his son Canaan, while bestowing blessings on his two other sons, Shem and 15 Japheth, father of Javan (= Greek Ion). Parallel wordplay in the Theogony 16 and Genesis affirm the link.
In Genesis 19 that Lot offers his virgin daughters to the mob demonstrates that the tale is not a... more In Genesis 19 that Lot offers his virgin daughters to the mob demonstrates that the tale is not about sexual preference but about extreme violation of hospitality. Jesus, in his allusions to Genesis 19, clearly understands the tale as a theoxeny (a type of myth in which a god or angel is disguised as a stranger to test his host’s hospitality), not a comment on sexual preference. His instructions to his disciples require them to take nothing but to depend on the hospitality of the villages they enter. To those who deny them, it will be worse than for Sodom and Gomorrah.
Luke's sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears is a reworking and Christian corrective... more Luke's sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears is a reworking and Christian corrective of the famous episode in Odyssey 19 with the serving woman Eurycleia.
Luke 7:36-50, Odyssey 19.317-505, and Eurycleia , 2020
Luke's account of the sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears while he is the guest of... more Luke's account of the sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears while he is the guest of Simon the Pharisee is a rewrite and Christian corrective of the famous episode in Odyssey 19 featuring the serving woman Eurycleia.
The Book of Revelation, among the latest books of the New Testament,1 structures much of its narr... more The Book of Revelation, among the latest books of the New Testament,1 structures much of its narrative using motifs and type-scenes common to some of the oldest myths.
Genesis, as it adapts the Deluge from Mesopotamian sources, for the se- quel, transforms Hesiod’s... more Genesis, as it adapts the Deluge from Mesopotamian sources, for the se- quel, transforms Hesiod’s account of Cronus’ castration of Uranus, and the unspecified wrongdoing of his brother Iapetus, mixing it with the type of myth depicted in Iliad 15, where three brothers draw lots to determine their portions. This results in Genesis 9–10’s mysterious depiction of Ham seeing the genitals of the drunk Noah, who, when awake, curses not Ham but his son Canaan, while bestowing blessings on his two other sons, Shem and 15 Japheth, father of Javan (= Greek Ion). Parallel wordplay in the Theogony 16 and Genesis affirm the link.
In Genesis 19 that Lot offers his virgin daughters to the mob demonstrates that the tale is not a... more In Genesis 19 that Lot offers his virgin daughters to the mob demonstrates that the tale is not about sexual preference but about extreme violation of hospitality. Jesus, in his allusions to Genesis 19, clearly understands the tale as a theoxeny (a type of myth in which a god or angel is disguised as a stranger to test his host’s hospitality), not a comment on sexual preference. His instructions to his disciples require them to take nothing but to depend on the hospitality of the villages they enter. To those who deny them, it will be worse than for Sodom and Gomorrah.
Luke's sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears is a reworking and Christian corrective... more Luke's sinner woman who bathes Jesus' feet with her tears is a reworking and Christian corrective of the famous episode in Odyssey 19 with the serving woman Eurycleia.
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