Homers Odyssey 15-17 And The Gospel Of Mathew

HOMER’S ODYSSEY 15-17 AND THE GOSPEL OF MATHEWNAMECLASSDATEHOMER’S ODYSSEY 15-17 AND THE GOSPEL OF MATHEWIntroductionHomer’s Odyssey is a manifestation of the reality in the Bible. The Odyssey, together with the gospel of Mathew, presents different narrations that indicate their similarities and differences. The Gospel of Mathew was not the first book to be written yet it was placed first amongst other collection of books. The priority was because the Gospel of Mathew is considered the most significant since it contains numerous teachings and discourses of Jesus and many other stories that are non-existent in other gospel books. It has various characteristics that distinguish it from other books in the New Testament and as such, making it comparable to Homer’s Odyssey. The paper, therefore, seeks to examine the relationship between Homer’s Odyssey 15-17 and the gospel of Mathew using Jonathan Smith’s comparative principles.Homer’s Odyssey 15-17 and the Gospel of MathewThe book of Mathew employs geographic and chronological statements in signaling a change in setting. In it, it is mentioned that Jesus enters Galilee and spends most of His time traveling back and forth across Galilee Sea. He then lands in Capernaum town