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Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative
Language: en
Pages: 188
Authors: Adele Berlin
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1983 - Publisher: Eisenbrauns

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Poetics, the "science" of literature, makes us aware of how texts achieve their meaning. Poetics aids interpretation. If we know how texts mean, we are in a bet
The Poetics of Biblical Narrative
Language: en
Pages: 597
Authors: Meir Sternberg
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 1987-08-22 - Publisher: Indiana University Press

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Meir Sternberg’s classic study is “an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work.” (Adele Berlin, Prooftexts) In “
Reading Biblical Narrative
Language: en
Pages: 221
Authors: J. P. Fokkelman
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2000-03-01 - Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press

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Narrator, characters, action, hero, quest, plot, time and space, entrances and exits--these are the essential components of all narrative literature. This autho
Narrative Art in the Bible
Language: en
Pages: 296
Authors: Shimeon Bar-Efrat
Categories: Bible
Type: BOOK - Published: 1989-01-01 - Publisher: A&C Black

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"This new series is designed with the needs of introductory level students in mind. It will also appeal to general readers who want to be better informed about
Reading Biblical Narratives
Language: en
Pages: 210
Authors: Yaira Amit
Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001 - Publisher: Fortress Press

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Based on a series of lectures given in Israel, Amit introduces the reader to the subtle ways of the biblical narrators. Covering issues of character, plot devel