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9780674875319

The Literary Guide to the Bible

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  • ISBN13:

    9780674875319

  • ISBN10:

    0674875311

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1990-09-01
  • Publisher: Belknap Pr

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Summary

Rediscover the incmparable literary richness and strength of the Bible. An International team of renowned scholars offers and book-by-book guide through the Old 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.

Table of Contents

General Introduction 1(10)
Robert Alter
Frank Kermode
The Old Testament
Introduction
11(25)
Robert Alter
Genesis
36(20)
J. P. Fokkelman
Exodus
56(10)
J. P. Fokkelman
Leviticus
66(12)
David Damrosch
Numbers
78(14)
James S. Ackerman
Deuteronomy
92(10)
Robert Polzin
Joshua And Judges
102(20)
David M. Gunn
1 And 2 Samuel
122(24)
Joel Rosenberg
1 And 2 Kings
146(19)
George Savran
Isaiah
165(19)
Luis Alonso Schokel
Jeremiah And Ezekiel
184(23)
Joel Rosenberg
The Twelve Prophets
207(27)
Herbert Marks
Jonah
234(10)
James S. Ackerman
Psalms
244(19)
Robert Alter
Proverbs And Ecclesiastes
263(20)
James G. Williams
Job
283(22)
Moshe Greenberg
The Song Of Songs
305(15)
Francis Landy
Ruth
320(9)
Jack M. Sasson
Lamentations
329(6)
Francis Landy
Esther
335(8)
Jack M. Sasson
Daniel
343(14)
Shemaryahu Talmon
Ezra And Nehemiah
357(8)
Shemaryahu Talmon
1 And 2 Chronicles
365(10)
Shemaryahu Talmon
The New Testament
Introduction
375(12)
Frank Kermode
Matthew
387(15)
Frank Kermode
Mark
402(16)
John Drury
Luke
418(22)
John Drury
John
440(27)
Frank Kermode
Acts
467(12)
James M. Robinson
The Pauline Epistles
479(24)
Michael Goulder
The Epistle To The Hebrews And The Catholic Epistles
503(20)
Gabriel Josipovici
Revelation
523(22)
Bernard McGinn
General Essays
The Hebrew Bible And Canaanite Literature
545(16)
Jonas C. Greenfield
The New Testament And Greco-Roman Writing
561(18)
Helen Elsom
Fishing For Men On The Edge Of The Wilderness
579(21)
Edmund Leach
The Canon
600(11)
Frank Kermode
The Characteristics Of Ancient Hebrew Poetry
611(14)
Robert Alter
Midrash And Allegory
625(22)
Gerald L. Bruns
English Translations Of The Bible
647(21)
Gerald Hammond
Glossary 668(5)
Index 673

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