The literary guide to the Bible / edited by Robert Alter and Frank Kermode. [print]

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unmediated

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9780674875302
9780002174398
9780674376755

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BS535.K39.L584 1987
BS535

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Contents:

Robert Alter -- Genesis ; Exodus J.P. Fokkelman -- Leviticus David Damrosch -- Numbers James S. Ackerman -- Deuteronomy Robert Polzin -- Joshua and Judges David M. Gunn -- 1 and 2 Samuel Joel Rosenberg -- 1 and 2 Kings George Savran -- Isaiah Luis Alonso Schokel -- Jeremiah and Ezekiel Joel Rosenberg -- The twelve prophets Herbert Marks -- Jonah James S. Ackerman -- Psalms Robert Alter -- Proverbs and Ecclesiastes James G. Williams -- Job Moshe Greenberg -- The Song of songs Francis Landy -- Ruth Jack M. Sasson -- Lamentations Francis Landy -- Esther Jack M. Sasson -- Daniel Shemaryahu Talmon -- Ezra and Nehemiah ; 1 and 2 Chronicles Shemaryahu Talmon -- The New Testament : Introduction ; Matthew Frank Kermode -- Mark ; Luke John Drury -- John Frank Kermode -- Acts James M. Robinson -- The Pauline epistles Michael Goulder ; The Epistle to the Hebrews and the Catholic epistles Gabriel Josipovici -- Revelation Bernard McGinn -- General essays : The Hebrew Bible and Canaanite literature John C. Greenfield -- The New Testament and Greco-Roman writing Helen Elsom -- Fishing for men on the edge if the wilderness Edmund Leach -- The canon Frank Kermode -- The characteristics of ancient Hebrew poetry Robert Alter -- Midrash and allegory Gerald L. Bruns -- English translations of the Bible Gerald Hammond.

Subject: This literary guide leads the reader toward an understanding and appreciation of a book that has shaped the minds of men and women for two millenia and more. Provides an analysis of the Bible's structures, themes, narrative techniques and poetic forms. 1 line illustration. Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Circulating Book (checkout times vary with patron status)	G. Allen Fleece Library CIRCULATING COLLECTION	Non-fiction	BS535.L54 1987 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		31923001825625

Includes bibliographies and index.

The Old Testament : Introduction Robert Alter -- Genesis ; Exodus J.P. Fokkelman -- Leviticus David Damrosch -- Numbers James S. Ackerman -- Deuteronomy Robert Polzin -- Joshua and Judges David M. Gunn -- 1 and 2 Samuel Joel Rosenberg -- 1 and 2 Kings George Savran -- Isaiah Luis Alonso Schokel -- Jeremiah and Ezekiel Joel Rosenberg -- The twelve prophets Herbert Marks -- Jonah James S. Ackerman -- Psalms Robert Alter -- Proverbs and Ecclesiastes James G. Williams -- Job Moshe Greenberg -- The Song of songs Francis Landy -- Ruth Jack M. Sasson -- Lamentations Francis Landy -- Esther Jack M. Sasson -- Daniel Shemaryahu Talmon -- Ezra and Nehemiah ; 1 and 2 Chronicles Shemaryahu Talmon -- The New Testament : Introduction ; Matthew Frank Kermode -- Mark ; Luke John Drury -- John Frank Kermode -- Acts James M. Robinson -- The Pauline epistles Michael Goulder ; The Epistle to the Hebrews and the Catholic epistles Gabriel Josipovici -- Revelation Bernard McGinn -- General essays : The Hebrew Bible and Canaanite literature John C. Greenfield -- The New Testament and Greco-Roman writing Helen Elsom -- Fishing for men on the edge if the wilderness Edmund Leach -- The canon Frank Kermode -- The characteristics of ancient Hebrew poetry Robert Alter -- Midrash and allegory Gerald L. Bruns -- English translations of the Bible Gerald Hammond.

This literary guide leads the reader toward an understanding and appreciation of a book that has shaped the minds of men and women for two millenia and more. Provides an analysis of the Bible's structures, themes, narrative techniques and poetic forms. 1 line illustration. Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years.

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