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Until recently, studies of the Bible centered on finding sources for historical knowledge, theological insights, or ethical advice, overlooking the true beauty of the words in the "book of books." This collection of six essays by noted literary critics and biblical scholars—including HaroldBloom, Hans Frei, Frank Kermode, James Robinson, Donald Foster, and Herbert Schneidau—breaks new ground by exploring the Bible as poetry, rhetoric, and narrative. The authors treat such issues involved in biblical narrative as its genesis, its revisionist dynamic, its fictional character, itsinterpretive nature, and its contradictions, prejudices, and claims. McConnell's lively, readable introduction elucidates and unifies the book's themes.

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Until recently, studies of the Bible centered on finding sources for historical knowledge, theological insights, or ethical advice, overlooking the true beauty of the words in the "book of books." This collection of six essays by noted literary critics and biblical scholars--including Harold Bloom, Hans Frei, Frank Kermode, James Robinson, Donald Foster, and Herbert Schneidau--breaks new ground by exploring the Bible as poetry, rhetoric, and narrative. The authorstreat such issues involved in biblical narrative as its genesis, its revisionist dynamic, its fictional character, its interpretive nature, and its contradictions, prejudices, and claims. McConnell'slively, readable introduction elucidates and unifies the book's themes.

Author Biography

Frank McConnell is at University of California, Santa Barbara.

Review

"These chapters, all by distinguished critics, make original contributions both to the discussion of literary approaches to Scripture and to narrative theology."--Journal of Religion"This collection of six essays by major critics is a significant contribution to the growing number of literary studies of the Bible....Overall, developments in hermeneutics and literary criticism are well covered; further, the essayists break new ground and suggest directions for future study...this important book deserves inclusion in upper-undergraduate, graduate, and comprehensive general collections on Bible, literary criticism, andreligion."--Choice"The book is a collection of highly interesting exercises in contemporary literary criticism...What is new here is McConnell's thesis that the Bible is a text that comments on itself but also has extratextual relations with communities of believers and with other texts, so that it is not only an artifact but also a historical fact of major importance."--Journal of Modern Literature"Perhaps the most important accomplishment of this provocative collection is its convincing demonstration that narrative is not another literary genre to be set alongside poetry and drama, epistle and apothegm. Story-telling seems virtually coeval with language itself, indeed with consciousness itself."--Books & Religion"These chapters, all by distinguished critics, make original contributions both to the discussion of literary approaches to Scripture and to narrative theology."--Journal of Religion"This collection of six essays by major critics is a significant contribution to the growing number of literary studies of the Bible....Overall, developments in hermeneutics and literary criticism are well covered; further, the essayists break new ground and suggest directions for future study...this important book deserves inclusion in upper-undergraduate, graduate, and comprehensive general collections on Bible, literary criticism, andreligion."--Choice"The book is a collection of highly interesting exercises in contemporary literary criticism...What is new here is McConnell's thesis that the Bible is a text that comments on itself but also has extratextual relations with communities of believers and with other texts, so that it is not only an artifact but also a historical fact of major importance."--Journal of Modern Literature"Perhaps the most important accomplishment of this provocative collection is its convincing demonstration that narrative is not another literary genre to be set alongside poetry and drama, epistle and apothegm. Story-telling seems virtually coeval with language itself, indeed with consciousness itself."--Books & Religion

Long Description

Until recently, studies of the Bible centered on finding sources for historical knowledge, theological insights, or ethical advice, overlooking the true beauty of the words in the "book of books." This collection of six essays by noted literary critics and biblical scholars--including Harold Bloom, Hans Frei, Frank Kermode, James Robinson, Donald Foster, and Herbert Schneidau--breaks new ground by exploring the Bible as poetry, rhetoric, and narrative. The authorstreat such issues involved in biblical narrative as its genesis, its revisionist dynamic, its fictional character, its interpretive nature, and its contradictions, prejudices, and claims. McConnell's lively, readable introduction elucidates and unifies the book's themes.

Review Text

"These chapters, all by distinguished critics, make original contributions both to the discussion of literary approaches to Scripture and to narrative theology."--Journal of Religion"This collection of six essays by major critics is a significant contribution to the growing number of literary studies of the Bible....Overall, developments in hermeneutics and literary criticism are well covered; further, the essayists break new ground and suggest directions for future study...this important book deserves inclusion in upper-undergraduate, graduate, and comprehensive general collections on Bible, literary criticism, andreligion."--Choice"The book is a collection of highly interesting exercises in contemporary literary criticism...What is new here is McConnell's thesis that the Bible is a text that comments on itself but also has extratextual relations with communities of believers and with other texts, so that it is not only an artifact but also a historical fact of major importance."--Journal of Modern Literature"Perhaps the most important accomplishment of this provocative collection is its convincing demonstration that narrative is not another literary genre to be set alongside poetry and drama, epistle and apothegm. Story-telling seems virtually coeval with language itself, indeed with consciousness itself."--Books & Religion"These chapters, all by distinguished critics, make original contributions both to the discussion of literary approaches to Scripture and to narrative theology."--Journal of Religion"This collection of six essays by major critics is a significant contribution to the growing number of literary studies of the Bible....Overall, developments in hermeneutics and literary criticism are well covered; further, the essayists break new ground and suggest directions for future study...this important book deserves inclusion in upper-undergraduate, graduate, and comprehensive general collections on Bible, literary criticism, andreligion."--Choice"The book is a collection of highly interesting exercises in contemporary literary criticism...What is new here is McConnell's thesis that the Bible is a text that comments on itself but also has extratextual relations with communities of believers and with other texts, so that it is not only an artifact but also a historical fact of major importance."--Journal of Modern Literature"Perhaps the most important accomplishment of this provocative collection is its convincing demonstration that narrative is not another literary genre to be set alongside poetry and drama, epistle and apothegm. Story-telling seems virtually coeval with language itself, indeed with consciousness itself."--Books & Religion

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"This collection of six essays by major critics is a significantcontribution to the growing number of literary studies of the Bible....Overall,developments in hermeneutics and literary criticism are well covered; further,the essayists break new ground and suggest directions for future study...thisimportant book deserves inclusion in upper-undergraduate, graduate, andcomprehensive general collections on Bible, literary criticism, andreligion."--Choice

Details ISBN019507002X Short Title BIBLE & NARRATIVE TRADITION Language English ISBN-10 019507002X ISBN-13 9780195070026 Media Book Format Paperback Edited by Frank McConnell Author Frank McConnell Illustrations black & white illustrations Pages 160 Position Professor of English Imprint Oxford University Press Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Affiliation Professor of English, University of California, Santa Barbara DOI 10.1604/9780195070026 UK Release Date 1992-04-02 AU Release Date 1992-04-02 NZ Release Date 1992-04-02 US Release Date 1992-04-02 Publisher Oxford University Press Inc Year 1992 Publication Date 1992-04-02 DEWEY 809.93522 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this

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