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Description: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.General introduction / Robert Alter and Frank KermodeThe Old Testament: Introduction / Robert Alter ; Genesis / J.P. Fokkelman ; 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 Schökel ; 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 / Shemaryahu Talmon ; 1 and 2 Chronicles / Shemaryahu TalmonThe New Testament: Introduction / Frank Kermode ; Matthew / Frank Kermode ; Mark / John Drury ; 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 McGinnGeneral Essays: The Hebrew Bible and Canaanite literature / John C. GreenfieldThe 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 HammondWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Literary Guide to the Bible. To get started finding The Literary Guide to the Bible, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: 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.General introduction / Robert Alter and Frank KermodeThe Old Testament: Introduction / Robert Alter ; Genesis / J.P. Fokkelman ; 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 Schökel ; 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 / Shemaryahu Talmon ; 1 and 2 Chronicles / Shemaryahu TalmonThe New Testament: Introduction / Frank Kermode ; Matthew / Frank Kermode ; Mark / John Drury ; 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 McGinnGeneral Essays: The Hebrew Bible and Canaanite literature / John C. GreenfieldThe 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 HammondWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Literary Guide to the Bible. To get started finding The Literary Guide to the Bible, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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