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The Hebrew Bible as literature : a very short introduction / Tod Linafelt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Linafelt, Tod, 1965- author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Old Testament--Introductions.
- Bible.
- Bible. Old Testament--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Summary:
- This work offers a thorough and lively introduction to the Hebrew Bible's two primary literary modes, narrative and poetry, foregrounding the nuances of plot, character, metaphor, structure and design, and intertextual allusions.
- Contents:
- 1. Biblical literature and the Western literary tradition
- 2. Reading biblical narrative
- 3. Reading biblical poetry
- 4. Narrative and poetry working together
- 5. Connections between texts.
- Notes:
- Previously issued in print: 2016.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 23, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 0-19-026266-4
- 0-19-991047-2
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