| Lit Guide to the Bible P Contributor(s): Alter, Robert (Editor), Kermode, Frank (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0674875311 ISBN-13: 9780674875319 Publisher: Belknap Press OUR PRICE: $38.95 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 1990 Annotation: Rediscover the incmparable literary richness and strength of the Bible. An International team of renowned scholars offers and book-by-book guide through the Old Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Reference - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
| Dewey: 809.935 |
| Physical Information: 1.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.2" (2.55 lbs) 696 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Rediscover the incomparable literary richness and strength of a book that all of us live with an many of us live by. An international team of renowned scholars, assembled by two leading literary critics, offers a book-by-book guide through the Old and New Testaments as well as general essays on the Bible as a whole, providing an enticing reintroduction to a work that has shaped our language and thought for thousands of years. |
Contributor Bio(s): Alter, Robert: - Robert Alter is Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of numerous critical works, including the prize-winning The Art of Biblical Narrative.Kermode, Frank: - Sir (John) Frank Kermode was Julian Clarence Levi Professor of English Literature, Emeritus, at Columbia University and a Fellow of King's College, University of Cambridge. He was instrumental in the 1979 founding of the London Review of Books and was knighted in 1991 for his service to literature. |