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9780816070657

Critical Companion to the Bible

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  • ISBN13:

    9780816070657

  • ISBN10:

    0816070652

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-05-30
  • Publisher: Facts on File
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Summary

The Bible is one of the masterpieces of world literature. It is the most widely distributed of all books and contains some of the world's greatest writing--from the songs of praise in Psalms to the great stories in the book of Genesis.Critical Companion to the Bible examines the Bible as a work of literature, focusing on its language and verbal structures and on the imaginative quality of its thought. This invaluable resource is an essential addition to high school and college literature and religion classes.

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The Bible is one of the masterpieces of world literature. It is the most widely distributed of all books and contains some of the world’s greatest writing—from the songs of praise in Psalms to the great stories in the book of Genesis.Critical Companion to the Bibleexamines the Bible as a work of literature, focusing on its language and verbal structures and on the imaginative quality of its thought. This invaluable resource is an essential addition to high school and college literature and religion classes.Critical Companion to the Bibleis a comprehensive guide to this endlessly fascinating book.Coverage includes:An essay entitledReading the Bible,providing an overview of the various approaches critics have taken to interpreting the Bible and of the historical development of the biblical canonIn-depth alphabetical entries—each containing a synopsis, a commentary section, and subentries on the main figures—on all the books of the BibleAlphabetical entries on important people, places, concepts, and topics related to the BibleAppendixes, including a list of the books of the Bible as categorized by different faiths; a chronology; and a list of important secondary resources, including scholarly Web sites.
Excerpted from Critical Companion to the Bible by Martin H. Manser
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