Pt. I. Jacob's blessing -- 1. The stolen birthright -- 2. The presence of the past -- Pt. II. The romantic Bible -- 3. The Bible as novel -- 4. The Bible and history : appropriating the revolution -- 5. The Bible as metatype : Jacob's ladder -- 6. Hermeneutic and narrative : the story of self-consciousness
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index