A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0310230780 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 528 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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Baroody (deceased) Arizona State University William F. Pratt, Jr. Van Leeouwen Calvin Theological Seminary G. Reformed Theological Seminary Douglas Green Yale University Wilma McClarty Southern College Jerry A. Whittle Georgia Southern University John H. Doty The University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa Chaim Potak Novelist Gene Warren Doty University of Missouri-Rolla Sidney Greidanus Calvin Theological Seminary. Augustine Yale University Michael Travers Grand Rapids Baptist College Marianne Meye Thompson Fuller Theological Seminary John W. Gentrup Arizona State University K
Eric K. Taylor said Overall Useful Collection. This book is a collection of essays on how to read the Bible well from a literary perspective. Essays are very mixed in quality: some are extremely insightful, others trite (e.g., the essay on Ruth offers generalities from a quasi-feminist point of view while offering very little reflection on the actual text); most are true to the text, though a few ignore clear elements in the text to support a bias (e.g., the essay on Esther makes Vashdi and Haman's wife out to be heroines only by ignoring key literary elements). Some essays are dry and shed little real insight on how the literary elements of the text contribute to meaning. Yet with that . "A collection of essays showing the Bible's literary value." according to A Customer. Each book of the Bible is examined for its literary value by different contributers who are scholars (Biblical and literary) in their respective field. Although the two main genres contained in the Bible- poetry and narrative- are emphasized, other genres are also examined. Layman or expert, student or teacher will all benefit from reading this literary exposition of the Bible. I recommend Ryken's and Longman's book to anyone wishing to expand his knowledge of various literary genres and also willing to have his present view of the Bible challenged. A Christian may be startled by the literary freedom displayed through the writings of each Bi. "Five Stars" according to Freddrick Lewis. Very great resource for serious Bible students
He is the Old Testament editor for the revised Expositor's Bible Commentary and general editor for the Story of God Bible Commentary Old Testament and has authored many articles and books on the Psalms and other Old Testament books.. Leland Ryken (PhD, University of Oregon) is professor of English at Wheaton College in Ill
From the Back Cover The Editors Leland Ryken Wheaton College (Illinois) Tremper Longman III Westminster Theological Seminary The Authors Fredrick Buechner Novelist John Sailhamer Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Wilson G. Newman Palm Beach Atlantic College William G. Sims The University of Southern Mississippi Branson L. Pratt, Jr. Gros Louis Indiana University Willard Van Antwerpen Indiana University Nancy Tischler The Pennsylvania State University V. Gladson First Christian Church, Garden Grove, California Raymond C. Augustine Yale University Michael Travers Grand Rapids Baptist College Marianne Meye Thompson Fuller Theological Seminary John W. Van Leeouwen Calvin Theological Seminary G. Philips Long Covenant Theological Seminary Michael Hagan North American Ba