The literary guide to the Bible /
The literary guide to the Bible / [print]
edited by Robert Alter and Frank Kermode.
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, (c)1987.
- 678 pages ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Old Testament : Introduction Genesis ; Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua and Judges 1 and 2 Samuel 1 and 2 Kings Isaiah Jeremiah and Ezekiel The twelve prophets Jonah Psalms Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Job The Song of songs Ruth Lamentations Esther Daniel Ezra and Nehemiah ; 1 and 2 Chronicles The New Testament : Introduction ; Matthew Mark ; Luke John Acts The Pauline epistles Revelation General essays : The Hebrew Bible and Canaanite literature The New Testament and Greco-Roman writing Fishing for men on the edge if the wilderness The canon The characteristics of ancient Hebrew poetry Midrash and allegory English translations of the Bible Robert Alter -- J.P. Fokkelman -- David Damrosch -- James S. Ackerman -- Robert Polzin -- David M. Gunn -- Joel Rosenberg -- George Savran -- Luis Alonso Schokel -- Joel Rosenberg -- Herbert Marks -- James S. Ackerman -- Robert Alter -- James G. Williams -- Moshe Greenberg -- Francis Landy -- Jack M. Sasson -- Francis Landy -- Jack M. Sasson -- Shemaryahu Talmon -- Shemaryahu Talmon -- Frank Kermode -- John Drury -- Frank Kermode -- James M. Robinson -- Michael Goulder ; The Epistle to the Hebrews and the Catholic epistles Gabriel Josipovici -- Bernard McGinn -- John C. Greenfield -- Helen Elsom -- Edmund Leach -- Frank Kermode -- Robert Alter -- Gerald L. Bruns -- 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.
9780674875302 9780002174398 9780674376755
86032172
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible as literature.
BS535.K39.L584 1987 BS535
Includes bibliographies and index.
The Old Testament : Introduction Genesis ; Exodus Leviticus Numbers Deuteronomy Joshua and Judges 1 and 2 Samuel 1 and 2 Kings Isaiah Jeremiah and Ezekiel The twelve prophets Jonah Psalms Proverbs and Ecclesiastes Job The Song of songs Ruth Lamentations Esther Daniel Ezra and Nehemiah ; 1 and 2 Chronicles The New Testament : Introduction ; Matthew Mark ; Luke John Acts The Pauline epistles Revelation General essays : The Hebrew Bible and Canaanite literature The New Testament and Greco-Roman writing Fishing for men on the edge if the wilderness The canon The characteristics of ancient Hebrew poetry Midrash and allegory English translations of the Bible Robert Alter -- J.P. Fokkelman -- David Damrosch -- James S. Ackerman -- Robert Polzin -- David M. Gunn -- Joel Rosenberg -- George Savran -- Luis Alonso Schokel -- Joel Rosenberg -- Herbert Marks -- James S. Ackerman -- Robert Alter -- James G. Williams -- Moshe Greenberg -- Francis Landy -- Jack M. Sasson -- Francis Landy -- Jack M. Sasson -- Shemaryahu Talmon -- Shemaryahu Talmon -- Frank Kermode -- John Drury -- Frank Kermode -- James M. Robinson -- Michael Goulder ; The Epistle to the Hebrews and the Catholic epistles Gabriel Josipovici -- Bernard McGinn -- John C. Greenfield -- Helen Elsom -- Edmund Leach -- Frank Kermode -- Robert Alter -- Gerald L. Bruns -- 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.
9780674875302 9780002174398 9780674376755
86032172
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible as literature.
BS535.K39.L584 1987 BS535