The main theme sought through his concerns is that Christ was sent by God to spread the teachings of loving ones enemies. ... The Iliad and the Odyssey were the earliest written pieces that reflect the ideals that violence was a main element of a man's being. ... Both the Iliad and the Odyssey were considered "War Poems." ... Klassen also provides a quote from the Odyssey stating, "The disgrace of it will echo down the generations should we fail to punish the murderer of our sons and kindred (Odyssey XXIV. 433-34)." ...

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