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The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading

Meir Sternberg

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"This ... is a brilliant work." Choice

"[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and for the clearly-avowed faith stance from which he understands and interprets the strategies of the biblical narratives... a superb overview ... " Theological Studies

" ... rated very highly indeed. It is a book to read and then reread." Modern Language Review

" ... Sternberg has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding of the theoretical basis of biblical narrative and giving us insight into a remarkable number of particular texts." Journal of the American Academy of Religion " ... an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work because it shows, more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work - a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics." Adele Berlin, Prooftexts

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ISBN10:: 0253204534

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The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading

Meir Sternberg

3.97/5 (53 ratings)

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"This ... is a brilliant work." Choice

"[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and for the clearly-avowed faith stance from which he understands and interprets the strategies of the biblical narratives... a superb overview ... " Theological Studies

" ... rated very highly indeed. It is a book to read and then reread." Modern Language Review

" ... Sternberg has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding of the theoretical basis of biblical narrative and giving us insight into a remarkable number of particular texts." Journal of the American Academy of Religion " ... an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work because it shows, more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work - a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics." Adele Berlin, Prooftexts

Format:

Pages:: pages

Publication:

Publisher:

Edition:: Reprint

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 0253204534

ISBN13:: 9780253204530

kindle Asin:: B00FYZBRW6

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