The Authority with Joseph Pearce

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3. Virgil Jul 24, 2023

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Joseph Pearce explores the ancient Roman poet Virgil. Learn more about his most famous work, the Aeneid, that includes one of literature's greatest love affairs and an important development in theology. And find out the details of the controversial wishes in his last will and testament.

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The Authority with Joseph Pearce is a podcast from TAN that introduces you to the men and women behind history's greatest works of literature. Come along every week as we explore these renowned authors, the times and genres in which they wrote, why scholars praise their writing, and how we, as Catholics, should read and understand their works.

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2. Sophocles Jul 17, 2023

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Joseph Pearce examines the Greek playwright Sophocles and his iconic story of Oedipus. Even though Sophocles lived hundreds of years before Christ, learn how the themes of suffering and acceptance from Oedipus apply to the deepest tenets of Christianity, and why Pearce considers Sophocles the second greatest playwright of all time.

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1. Homer Jul 07, 2023

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To what degree was the Trojan War history or legend? And how does our living record of this era foreshadow the burgeoning "golden age" of Greek philosophy and subsequent Christian philosophy?

The Greek epic poet Homer lived so long ago that we don't know very much about him. But we do have his timeless works, The Iliad and The Odyssey, to give us some astounding insights into both the man and the embryonic stage of Western civilization in which he lived.

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Introducing The Authority with Joseph Pearce Jul 05, 2023

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