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Upper-School Mythology introduces students to fascinating tales of other worldly creatures, gods, goddesses, monsters, and warriors while inviting them to explore life’s ultimate questions, like “Who am I?”, “Why am I here?” and “How can I live a virtuous life?”.
Using Dr. Louis Markos’s book, The Myth Made Fact: Reading Greek and Roman Mythology through Christian Eyes as the central text for the course, students are introduced to tales as expressions of the human condition, in both its virtues and its vices, through a myriad of mythological personas and narratives. Markos invites students to view the myths as eloquent and poignant reflections of the limitations of man, who, despite his best creative and intellectual efforts, sees the world as the Apostle Paul described it, “through a glass darkly.” Similar to Paul walking along the marble streets before the temple of Artemis presenting Christ as the answer to the emptiness and longings of paganism, Markos walks students through ancient mythological stories illuminating the state of man as one of readiness for and anticipation of a Redeemer and a Savior.
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Dustin Finch’s love for Greek began in the Fall of 2008 at Williams Baptist College (Walnut Ridge, AR), where he was later honored with the Zondervan Biblical Languages Award for Greek in 2009 and for both Greek and Hebrew in 2010. He graduated with an M.Div from Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary (Elkhart, IN) and was honored with the Gertrude Roten Excellence in Greek Exegesis award in 2019. Since becoming Orthodox, his love for Greek has only grown as he has read the Greek text of icons, hymns, liturgical services, the Symbol of Faith, lives of the saints, and the Fathers. Moreover, he has been learning to pray in Greek—using the Psalms and the prayers of the Church. He lives in Jonesboro, AR with his wife, Angela, his sons, Owen (14) and Wilkes (10), and his dog, Maggie. He is a member of St. John Orthodox Church in Memphis, TN.
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