The Art of Biblical Narrative

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  Alter reads the OT with new eyes -- the eyes of a literary critic... taking the bold yet simple step of reading the Bible as a literary creation.
  Alter, who is Jewish, takes the position of looking at the OT as though it were "prose fiction." He attributes this narrative format to the writers thems ... (continue)

  Alter reads the OT with new eyes -- the eyes of a literary critic... taking the bold yet simple step of reading the Bible as a literary creation.
  Alter, who is Jewish, takes the position of looking at the OT as though it were "prose fiction." He attributes this narrative format to the writers themselves, "inventing vivid characters with their own quirks and speech habits... the comic frustration of a failed seduction, the slow diplomatic bargaining over a burial site, the wrangling of brothers, the foolishness of kings.." (156). However, through Alter's expertise in looking through the literary lens, it is possible for those whose eyes have been enlightened to the truth of Biblical revelation to see clearly the divine pen of the Holy Spirit tracing in human lives and events -- and yes, in the selective recounting of the narrative -- the divine revelation that transcends both actors and tellers.

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• English Books
• Paperback 195 Pages
• Edition: Reprint
• ISBN-10: 046500427X
• ISBN-13: 9780465004270
• Publisher: Basic Books
• Pub date: Jul 01, 1983
• Dimensions: 1290 mm x 903 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Hardcover and Others
• In other languages: other languages 繁體書

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