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1 online resource |
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The Basics |
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Basics.
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| Contents |
The bible and literature: the basics- front cover; the bible and literature: the basics; title page; copyright page; contents; acknowledgements; introduction: the bible as witness to the power of stories; david and nathan: stories as a way of thinking ; the bible as literary ; allusion ; resonance ; a digression into literary theory ; broad cultural trends ; what to expect from the rest of this book ; summary ; questions for discussion ; suggestions for further reading ; chapter 1: wrestling with god: the bible as an untellable tale; the history of a people ; utopia / dystopia |
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A story about god profound mysteries or mystifying illusions? ; a collection of fragments ; the bible as modern ; summary ; questions for discussion ; suggestions for further reading ; chapter 2: friends, family, and lovers: a familiar god; some background: changing historical contexts ; friendship in the bible: a matter of trust ; fathers playing favorites ; a jealous lover ; love as miraculous ; summary ; questions for discussion ; suggestions for further reading ; chapter 3: crime and punishment; god's law: ethics and holiness ; the justice of god: predictable, mysterious, and apocalyptic |
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Free will as an explanation for injustice literary legacies i: radical love and the artistic imagination ; literary legacies ii: monsters ; summary ; questions for discussion ; suggestions for further reading ; chapter 4: unexpected heroes and miraculous recreations; an ironic messiah? ; discovering god among the outsiders: conversions and miracles ; the legacy of valuing the outsider perspective ; deconstructing biblical hierarchies ; other voices, other sources in contemporary literature ; summary ; questions for discussion ; suggestions for further reading |
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Chapter 5: the words and their afterlivesthe genesis of the english bible: a matter of life and death ; how to sound like the bible ; literary legacies: free verse, concrete imagery, and haunted voices ; summary ; questions for discussion ; suggestions for further reading ; conclusion: a secular age?; suggestions for further reading ; a note on english bible translations; online resources; additional secondary sources; index |
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Bible and literature.
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Bible as literature.
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English literature.
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European literature.
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Bible and literature
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Bible as literature
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English literature
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European literature
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781315727134 |
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1315727137 |
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