Description:From Pentateuch to Revelation, the Bible bears the marks of the ancient Near Eastern cultures in which its authors lived and wrote. Recognizing that an appreciation of its cultural and literary context is essential to an accurate interpretation of the scriptural record, this unusually helpful volume brings together a series of concise and stimulating studies designed to aid the student in achieving a clearer understanding of the Bible's meaning. Contributed by 25 leading biblical and literary scholars, the essays address questions of interest to both disciplines - among them such topics as the reception and transformation into literature of God's revelation; the context of literary history; textual and form criticism; and various approaches to a literary criticism of the Bible.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Bible in its Literary Milieu: Contemporary Essays. To get started finding The Bible in its Literary Milieu: Contemporary Essays, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
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The Bible in its Literary Milieu: Contemporary Essays
Description: From Pentateuch to Revelation, the Bible bears the marks of the ancient Near Eastern cultures in which its authors lived and wrote. Recognizing that an appreciation of its cultural and literary context is essential to an accurate interpretation of the scriptural record, this unusually helpful volume brings together a series of concise and stimulating studies designed to aid the student in achieving a clearer understanding of the Bible's meaning. Contributed by 25 leading biblical and literary scholars, the essays address questions of interest to both disciplines - among them such topics as the reception and transformation into literature of God's revelation; the context of literary history; textual and form criticism; and various approaches to a literary criticism of the Bible.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Bible in its Literary Milieu: Contemporary Essays. To get started finding The Bible in its Literary Milieu: Contemporary Essays, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.