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"This Companion offers an overview and introduction to an exciting field within literary interpretation of the Hebrew Scriptures and New Testament. Designed for use in undergraduate and graduate courses, this book will serve as an excellent resource for instructors and students interested in understanding and interpreting biblical narrative"--
Table des matières
List of contributors; Introduction: the state of the art of biblical narrative Keith Bodner; 1. The literary worlds of genesis Tremper Longman III; 2. Exodus: the journey to Sinai Adriane Leveen; 3. Reading the wilderness narratives Carmen Joy Imes; 4. Prospects and perils in the land of promise Cameron B. R. Howard; 5. Saul the undead and David the bringer of life Stephen B. Chapman; 6. Monarchic collapse: from Solomon to Jehoiachin in the book of kings Rachelle Gilmour; 7. Ruth and Jonah: inner-biblical explorations of the patriarchs and prophets Marian Kelsey; 8. Theaters of empire and exile in Daniel and Esther Laura Carlson Hasler; 9. Narrative art in chronicles Matthew J. Lynch; 10. The genesis of Jesus in the narrative of Matthew Scott S. Elliott; 11. Fear and grief: emotions at the endings(s) of Mark's story Elizabeth E. Shively and Kara J. Lyons-Pardue; 12. Luke's gospel as a narrative of restoration Raj Nadella; 13. Signs cultivating imperfect belief in the fourth gospel Tyler Smith; 14. The acts of the apostles Matthew L. Skinner; 15. Stories from letters: Paul's correspondence and the narrative approach Lynn H. Cohick; 16. Reading revelation for its plot David L. Barr; Index.
A propos de l'auteur
Keith Bodner is Professor of Religious Studies at Crandall University in New Brunswick. Previous publications include 1 Samuel: A Narrative Commentary (Sheffield Phoenix), After the Invasion: A Reading of Jeremiah 40-44 (Oxford), and The Theology of the Book of Kings (Cambridge). Along with Brent A. Strawn, he is the author of “Solomon and 666 (Revelation 13.18)” in the journalNew Testament Studies, and served as co-editor for a three-volume collection that includes Characters and Characterization in the Book of Judges with Benjamin J. M. Johnson. Recent books areThe Psalms(Oxford) andThe Economy of Grace in the Parables of Jesus (Baker Academic).
