Apostle Paul Atreides

This is the first work ever published to show that the classical Greek myths of Orestes, Iphigenia, and Electra profoundly shaped the artistic character portraits of numerous figures in Acts, most notably Paul, but also Stephen, Ananias of Damascus, Aquila and Priscilla, Trophimus, and others. Similar mythical characterizations are also evident in the canonical redaction of Luke, especially in the...