Thematic Guide to Biblical LiteratureThe Bible has had a tremendous influence on world history and culture, but it is largely unfamiliar to many students. This book relates the Bible to a wide range of literary works commonly read by students and thus helps students understand these texts as well as the cultural and historical contexts surrounding them. Included are chapters on 20 themes, such as creation, family and friends, love and marriage, the hero, war, and death and the afterlife. Each chapter discusses the biblical significance of the theme, provides scriptural quotations and citations, and explores the biblical presence of the theme in literary works often read by students. Each chapter cites works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. |
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... clear point at the conclusion of O'Connor's story " The Displaced Per- son . " The old lady who is so land - proud , referring constantly to “ my place , ” finds her- self deserted by everyone but the priest , who labors on explaining ...
... clear point at the conclusion of O'Connor's story " The Displaced Per- son . " The old lady who is so land - proud , referring constantly to “ my place , ” finds her- self deserted by everyone but the priest , who labors on explaining ...
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... clear that God chooses leaders out of each generation out of his own inscrutable will . He does not follow any logical pattern of the first - born , but sometimes selects the younger twin or the dreamer to be the special bearer of his ...
... clear that God chooses leaders out of each generation out of his own inscrutable will . He does not follow any logical pattern of the first - born , but sometimes selects the younger twin or the dreamer to be the special bearer of his ...
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... clear foreknowledge of human activity - including their choices . Jonah's smug tone is echoed by a modern bureaucrat in Enrique Lihn's poem , which uses the form of a dramatic monologue to speak the despair of a modern " clown of heaven ...
... clear foreknowledge of human activity - including their choices . Jonah's smug tone is echoed by a modern bureaucrat in Enrique Lihn's poem , which uses the form of a dramatic monologue to speak the despair of a modern " clown of heaven ...
Contents
Earthly Paradise 13 2 5 8 5 3 1 | 13 |
Animals and Humans | 39 |
Gods Love Humans Response | 63 |
Copyright | |
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afterlife American ancient animals battle beauty become believe beloved Bible biblical blessed British Poetry brother C. S. Lewis Canterbury Tales century chooses Christ Christian Church concept creation creatures Dante death delight divine Divine Comedy Dorothy L dream earth enemies evil example faith famous father fight final Flannery O'Connor freedom friends Fyodor Dostoyevsky Garden Garden of Eden Genesis God's gods Greek heaven Hebrews hero Holy human ideal innocent Israel Israelites Jesus Jews John John Donne justice kill king Lieder literature lives Lord marriage Milton modern moral murder nature novel Old Testament Paradise path Paul play poem poet Poetry and Prose portrayed prophets reader Robert Fagles Robert Kilburn Root Robert Morss Lovett role Roman scripture sexual Shakespeare slavery slaves Song story T. S. Eliot tells temptation thee things thou Trans truth vision warrior wife woman women worship writers York young