[PDF] Narrative Art In The Bible eBook

Author : Shimon Bar-Efrat
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 39,61 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0567577252

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This attractive and systematic work has gained a wide readership, and now appears in a reprinted edition. Bar-Efrat offers a comprehensive review of the fundamental literary aspects of biblical narrative, discussing authoritatively the characteristics and points of view of the narrator, the shaping of characters, the structure of the plot, time and space, and finally the style. Many examples are provided to clarify the issues as well as to shed fresh light on the narrative. The book concludes with a detailed literary analysis of the story of the rape of David's daughter Tamar by her half-brother Amnon.

Author : Shimeon Bar-Efrat
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 16,63 MB
Release : 1989-01-01
Category : Bible
ISBN : 1850751331

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"This new series is designed with the needs of introductory level students in mind. It will also appeal to general readers who want to be better informed about the latest advances in our understanding of the Bible and of the intellectual, political and religious world in which it was formed." "The authors in this series bring to light the methods and insights of a whole range of disciplines - including archaeology, history, literary criticism and the social sciences - while also introducing fresh insights and approaches arising from their own research."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Robert Alter
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 35,59 MB
Release : 2011-04-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0465025552

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From celebrated translator of the Hebrew Bible Robert Alter, the "groundbreaking" (Los Angeles Times) book that explores the Bible as literature, a winner of the National Jewish Book Award. Renowned critic and translator Robert Alter's The Art of Biblical Narrative has radically expanded our view of the Bible by recasting it as a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In this seminal work, Alter describes how the Hebrew Bible's many authors used innovative literary styles and devices such as parallelism, contrastive dialogue, and narrative tempo to tell one of the most revolutionary stories of all time: the revelation of a single God. In so doing, Alter shows, these writers reshaped not only history, but also the art of storytelling itself.

Author : Adele Berlin
Publisher : Eisenbrauns
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 13,80 MB
Release : 1983
Category : History
ISBN : 9781575060026

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Poetics, the "science" of literature, makes us aware of how texts achieve their meaning. Poetics aids interpretation. If we know how texts mean, we are in a better position to discover what a particular text means. This is a book which offers fundamental guidelines for the sensitive reading and understanding of biblical stories. - Back cover.

Author : Steven D. Mathewson
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 32,73 MB
Release : 2021-06-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1493430874

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A veteran pastor with thirty years of experience guides readers through a ten-step process to preaching Old Testament narratives from text selection to delivery. The first edition received a Christianity Today award of merit and a Preaching magazine Book of the Year award. This edition, now updated and revised throughout for a new generation, includes a new chapter on how to preach Christ from the Old Testament and an exemplary sample sermon from Mathewson. Foreword by Haddon W. Robinson.

Author : Jerome T. Walsh
Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 2010-02-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1611640547

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The Old Testament's stories are intriguing, mesmerizing, and provocative not only due to their ancient literary craft but also because of their ongoing relevance. In this volume, well suited to college and seminary use, Jerome Walsh explains how to interpret these narrative passages of Scripture based on standard literary elements such as plot, characterization, setting, pace, point of view, and patterns of repetition. What makes this book an exceptional resource is an appendix that offers practical examples of narrative interpretation- something no other book on Old Testament interpretation offers.

Author : Yaira Amit
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 34,45 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451420449

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Based on a series of lectures given in Israel, Amit introduces the reader to the subtle ways of the biblical narrators. Covering issues of character, plot development, catchword association, narration, and dialog, she brings the biblical text to life, helping the reader enter the stories from new vantage points.

Author : Christopher T. Paris
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 40,15 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451487452

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Narrators of the Hebrew Bible generally allow their stories to proceed while relying on characters and dialogue to provide necessary information. Paris calls attention to when the story teller “breaks frame” to provide information or direct reader understanding, preventing undesirable construals or interpretations of the story. After surveying the phenomenon in the Hebrew Bible and other ancient Near Eastern literature, Paris focuses on the Deuteronomistic History. Paris argues that attention to narrative obtrusion offers an entry point into the world of the narrator and redefines aspects of narrative criticism.