Does the New Testament Imitate Homer? Four Cases from the Acts of the Apostles Dennis R. MacDonald

"In this original, carefully argued book MacDonald offers a radical thesis, locating the book of Acts squarely in the ancient Greek literary tradition." William Hansen, Indiana University. Praise for The Homeric Epics and the Gospel of Mark "Macdonald's conclusion - that the author of the gospel of Mark in many significant places is imitating Homer - poses a profound challenge to current scholarship on the history of early Christianity and the historical Jesus." Mary A. Tolbert, Pacific School of Religion