tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378025299582121922.post9089065290617798094..comments2023-10-26T06:30:14.934-04:00Comments on New Testament Perspectives: A New Take on Paul's Damascus Road EncounterMatthew D. Montoninihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16771037323124064875noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6378025299582121922.post-66489099864619327452015-05-28T14:43:25.753-04:002015-05-28T14:43:25.753-04:00In which work of ancient literature do we first fi...In which work of ancient literature do we first find this expression: "...kick against the goads"? If you said the Bible, in which Jesus appears to Paul on the Damascus Road, you would be wrong. <br /><br />This expression was first used in a book of Greek mythology, "The Bacchae", written by Euripides in circa 475 BC. The expression occurred in a fictional conversation between the god/man, Dionysus, and the king of Thebes, his persecutor.<br /><br />Isn't it odd that Jesus would borrow an expression from Greek mythology in his appearance to the self-proclaimed "Thirteenth Apostle"?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02519721717265344702noreply@blogger.com