Write an academic essay illustrating how the Greco-Roman and Judeo-Christian worldviews influence the representation of specific themes from the literature read for the course.

o Requirements: The essay should be a minimum of 1,000 words, be APA compliant, and include a title page, appropriate citations, and references. Please include at least five direct quotations from the texts we have read.

o Sources: Cite any of the course texts and any academic article(s) from the Belhaven Library databases in the essay. All references must be cited correctly in the text and be included in the References page. Do not use online or printed sources beyond the parameters outlined above.

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Greco-Roman literature ideas on themes such as heroism, divine relationship to man, and fate differ from Judeo- Christian views. Literature texts such as Oedipus the King, the Iliad, and The Aeneid and Christian Heros such as Christ and Joseph help to demonstrate these differences. In Greco-Roman literature heroism, manifests itself in traits such as bravery and intelligence that are demonstrated in war, while in Christianity, heroism manifests itself in extraordinary circumstances where characters exhibit…

 

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