| Yours Faithfully: Virtual Letters from the Bible Revised Edition Contributor(s): Davies, Philip R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1904768326 ISBN-13: 9781904768326 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $46.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Yours Faithfully is an anthology of virtual letters from the Bible, in which leading biblical scholars have composed imagined correspondence between characters from scripture. This collection is meant not only to entertain, but also to convey the insights that each author has into the world and the discourse of the Bible and its cast. These letters range between a strictly historical mode and a contemporary idiom, and embrace the serious and the playful. But in every case the aim is to offer a commentary on familiar texts and events by filling in some of the gaps that are left, and both build upon and expand a long tradition of "retelling" the Bible. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General - Religion | Biblical Biography - General |
| Dewey: 220.92 |
| LCCN: 2004014751 |
| Series: Bibleworld |
| Physical Information: 0.09" H x 6.28" W x 9.28" (0.63 lbs) 172 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'Yours Faithfully' presents an anthology of virtual letters from the Bible, in which leading scholars imagine correspondence between biblical characters. Each letter conveys the insights that a given character might have and, together, the letters provide a rich sense of the concerns which propel and characters who inhabit the Bible. The letters are written in a range of styles - from the strictly historical to the very contemporary - and embrace the serious and the playful. The aim is to offer a commentary on familiar texts and events and to continue a long tradition of retelling stories from the Bible. |