Contrasting the Gods in Homer’s Odyssey and the Biblical Book of Exodus

secernate the divinitys in Homers Odyssey and the Biblical Book of Exodus umpteen authors have employed the religious beliefs of their cultures in literature. The deities contained in Homers Odyssey and in the Biblical book of Exodus reflect the nature of the gods in their respective societies. Upon examination of these 2 works, there be three major(ip)(ip) areas where the gods of the Greek epic seem to directly contrast the nature of the God of the Israelites the way problems are solved, the prestige and status that separates the elysian from the masses, and the extent of world-beater among the immortal beings. Before any logical argument regarding the contrasting of two works can begin, a foundation must be accomplished that in some way links the two narratives, so that there is a basis for that argument. For the purpose of seeking out the differences that lie amidst the gods of Homers The Odyssey and the God of Exodus, there are two major links that provide the g roundwork. First, each work includes a system of divine power, which is recognized as having authority above men. In Homers The Odyssey, Nestor of Gerenia tells Telemakhos, I can have no fears for you if, at your age, the gods are your companions (3.403, 405). This statement echoes the sentiments displayed throughout the book, and it reveals the power ascribed to the pantheon of Greek gods. If Nestor has no fears for Telemakhos scarce because the gods are with him, then that implies that the gods have the authority to keep Telemakhos from harm. The God of Exodus, who is cognize also as Yahweh and Jehovah, is recognized as Deity by the Israelites. A small, seemingly insignificant verse in Exodus reflects the authority of Yahweh, when, in a flash following the Passover... ...ogical Commentary. Philadelphia The Westminster Press, 1974.Dinsmore, Charles Allen. Homer What He Believed and What He Valued. 1937. Classical and Medieval books Criticism. Vol. 1. Ed. Dennis Poupard et al. Detroit Gale Research Company, 1988. pp. 326-329.Durham, John I. World Biblical Commentary. Vol. 3. Waco, TX Word Books, 1987.Exodus. The Holy Bible, impudent International Version. Grand Rapids Zondervan Publishing House, 2000.Grant, Robert McQueen. Gods and the One God. Philadelphia The Westminster Press, 1986. Guthrie, W.K.C. The Greeks and Their Gods. Boston Beacon Press, 1950. heat content, Matthew. Matthew Henrys Commentary on the Whole Bible. Vol. 1. Peabody, MA Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1991.Homer. The Odyssey. Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces. Vol. 1. Trans. Robert Fitzgerald. in the buff York W.W. Norton and Co., 1995.