9780195300079-0195300076-The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

ISBN-13: 9780195300079
ISBN-10: 0195300076
Edition: 1
Author: Tod Linafelt
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 128 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780195300079
ISBN-10: 0195300076
Edition: 1
Author: Tod Linafelt
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 128 pages

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The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (ISBN-13: 9780195300079 and ISBN-10: 0195300076), written by authors Tod Linafelt, was published by Oxford University Press in 2016. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Christian Books & Bibles (Judaism) books. You can easily purchase or rent The Hebrew Bible as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Christian Books & Bibles books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.88.

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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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