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The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction
Contributor(s): Linafelt, Tod (Author)
ISBN: 0195300076     ISBN-13: 9780195300079
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
OUR PRICE:   $11.69  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - Old Testament
- Literary Criticism
Dewey: 809.935
LCCN: 2015037845
Series: Very Short Introductions
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 4.2" W x 6.7" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages
 
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Publisher Description:
The Hebrew Bible, or Christian Old Testament, contains some of the finest literature that we have. This biblical literature has a place not only in the synagogue or the church but also among the classics of world literature. The stories of Jacob and David, for instance, present the earliest
surviving examples of literary characters whose development the reader follows over the length of a lifetime. Elsewhere, as in the books of Esther or Ruth, readers find a snapshot of a particular, fraught moment that will define the character. The Hebrew Bible also provides quite a few high points
of lyric poetry, from the praise and lament of the Psalms to the double entendres in the love of poetry of the Song of Songs.

In short, the Bible can be celebrated not only as religious literature but, quite simply, as literature. This book offers a thorough and lively introduction to the Bible's two primary literary modes, narrative and poetry, foregrounding the nuances of plot, character, metaphor, structure and design,
and intertextual allusions. Tod Linafelt thus gives readers the tools to fully experience and appreciate the Old Testament's literary achievement.

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