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Old Testament Narrative

Author : Jerome T. Walsh

Publisher : Westminster John Knox Press

Page : 282 pages

File Size : 23,23 MB

Release : 2010-02-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1611640547

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Book Description

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.



He Gave Us Stories

Author : Richard L. Pratt

Publisher : Third Millennium Ministries

Page : 524 pages

File Size : 41,89 MB

Release : 1993

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9780875523798

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Book Description

Explains how to grasp and apply the timeless truths in Old Testament narratives.



Narrative Reading, Narrative Preaching

Author : Joel B. Green

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 236 pages

File Size : 44,26 MB

Release : 2003-12-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 144120654X

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There is often an unfortunate division between the technical work of biblical scholars and the practical work of preachers who construct sermons each week. These two fields of study, which ought to be mutually informed and supportive, are more often practically divided by divergent methods, interests, and goals. Narrative Reading, Narrative Preaching aims to bridge that divide. Using narrative as an organizing theme, the contributors work through the New Testament offering examples of how interpretation can rightly inform proclamation. Three pairs of chapters feature an exemplary reading by a New Testament scholar followed by a sermon informed by that reading. Introductory and concluding chapters provide guidance for application of the model. Pastors and seminarians will find here a uniquely practical work that will help them with both the reading and preaching of Scripture.



The Fourth Gospel and the Manufacture of Minds in Ancient Historiography, Biography, Romance, and Drama

Author : Tyler Smith

Publisher : BRILL

Page : 317 pages

File Size : 17,15 MB

Release : 2019-03-27

Category : Religion

ISBN : 9004396047

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The Fourth Gospel and the Manufacture of Minds in Ancient Historiography, Biography, Romance, and Drama is the first book-length study of genre and character cognition in the Gospel of John. Informed by traditions of ancient literary criticism and the emerging discipline of cognitive narratology, Tyler Smith argues that narrative genres have generalizable patterns for representing cognitive material and that this has profound implications for how readers make sense of cognitive content woven into the narratives they encounter. After investigating conventions for representing cognition in ancient historiography, biography, romance, and drama, Smith offers an original account of how these conventions illuminate the Johannine narrative’s enigmatic cognitive dimension, a rich tapestry of love and hate, belief and disbelief, recognition and misrecognition, understanding and misunderstanding, knowledge, ignorance, desire, and motivation.



Narrative Criticism of the New Testament

Author : James L. Resseguie

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 27,65 MB

Release : 2022-10-25

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1493441213

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Book Description

Narrative criticism is a relatively recent development that applies literary methods to the study of Scripture. James Resseguie suggests that this approach to reading the Bible treats the text as a self-contained unit and avoids complications raised by other critical methods of interpretation. Resseguie begins with an introductory chapter that surveys the methods of narrative criticism and how they can be used to discover important nuances of meaning through what he describes as a "close reading" of the text. He then devotes chapters to the principal rhetorical devices: setting, point of view, character, rhetoric, plot, and reader. Readers will find here an accessible introduction to the subject of narrative criticism and a richly rewarding approach to reading the Bible.



A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible

Author : Robert H. Stein

Publisher : Baker Books

Page : 219 pages

File Size : 46,74 MB

Release : 2011-06-01

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1441235558

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In this accessible guide to interpreting the Bible, senior New Testament scholar Robert Stein helps readers identify various biblical genres, understand the meaning of biblical texts, and apply that meaning to contemporary life. This edition has been completely revised throughout to reflect Stein's current thinking and changes to the discipline over the past decade. Students of the Bible will find the book effective in group settings. Praise for the first edition "Stein's work is both a fine introduction to the task of biblical hermeneutics for the novice and an innovative refresher for the veteran teacher or pastor."--Faith & Mission



Reading Biblical Narratives

Author : Yaira Amit

Publisher : Fortress Press

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 30,77 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.



The Art of Biblical Narrative

Author : Robert Alter

Publisher : Basic Books

Page : 272 pages

File Size : 10,63 MB

Release : 2011-04-26

Category : Religion

ISBN : 0465025552

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Book Description

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.



Interpreting the New Testament Text

Author : Darrell L. Bock

Publisher : Crossway

Page : 482 pages

File Size : 26,53 MB

Release : 2006-10-20

Category : Religion

ISBN : 1433519224

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Book Description

With the explosive increase in availability of English Bible translations, the question can easily be asked, "Why bother with the hard work of biblical exegesis?" Computers can translate foreign languages and our English texts can take us very close to the original meanings, so why exegete? Answer: because the deepest truths of the Bible are found through the deepest study. This book teaches the principles, methods, and fundamentals of exegeting the New Testament. It also has examples of textual exegesis that clearly and helpfully show the value of exegeting a text well. Any serious student of Scripture would benefit from utilizing this book in the study of the Bible.