In Euripides’s Alkestis the Spartan king, Admetos, is to die unless he gets a substitute. His wife Alkestis becomes his substitute but the thought of losing her is driving Admetos crazy. Heracles (Hercules), son of the gods and a regular … Continue reading
Category Archives: Atonement
Jim McGuiggan, Author Curs Deus homo? A Latin phrase meaning: “Why [did] God [become] human?” This was and is a basic theological question related mainly to the atonement. I won’t take the time to develop what believers from NT times … Continue reading