A Complete Literary Guide to the BibleLeland Ryken, Tremper Longman The Editors Leland Ryken Wheaton College (Illinois) Tremper Longman III Westminster Theological Seminary The Authors Fredrick Buechner Novelist John Sailhamer Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Wilson G. Baroody (deceased) Arizona State University William F. Gentrup Arizona State University Kenneth R.R. Gros Louis Indiana University Willard Van Antwerpen Indiana University Nancy Tischler The Pennsylvania State University V. Philips Long Covenant Theological Seminary Michael Hagan North American Baptist Seminary Richard L. Pratt, Jr. Reformed Theological Seminary Douglas Green Yale University Wilma McClarty Southern College Jerry A. Gladson First Christian Church, Garden Grove, California Raymond C. Van Leeouwen Calvin Theological Seminary G. Lloyd Carr Gordon College Richard Patterson Liberty University James H. Sims The University of Southern Mississippi Branson L. Woodard, Jr. Liberty University Amberys R. Whittle Georgia Southern University John H. Augustine Yale University Michael Travers Grand Rapids Baptist College Marianne Meye Thompson Fuller Theological Seminary John W. Sider Westmont College Carey C. Newman Palm Beach Atlantic College William G. Doty The University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa Chaim Potak Novelist Gene Warren Doty University of Missouri-Rolla Sidney Greidanus Calvin Theological Seminary. |
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Introduction Leland Ryken and Tremper Longman III | 15 |
The Bible as Literature Frederick Buechner | 40 |
Copyright | |
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Acts Amos ancient apocalyptic archetypes Bible as literature Biblical Narrative biblical poetry biblical scholars biblical text book of Jonah book of Kings book of Revelation books of Samuel chapter characters Christ Christian chronicler's Chronicles commentary conflict context Daniel David death Deuteronomy dialogue disciples discourse divine drama Ecclesiastes Epistles Esther example Exodus Genesis genre God's gospel gospel of Luke Grand Rapids Hebrew human imagery interpretation irony Isaiah Israel Jerusalem Jesus Jewish Job's Jonah Joshua judgment Kings language letters literary analysis literary approach literary criticism Lord Luke lyric meaning metaphor Mordecai Moses narrator Old Testament parable parallelism passage pattern plot poem poetic prophecy prophet protagonist proverb psalms reader religious rhetorical Robert Alter Ruth Ryken Samuel satire Saul Saul's Scripture sermon Solomon Song speeches story structure symbols theme theological tradition unity verse whole wisdom woman words writers Yahweh YHWH