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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... king . Shakespeare accepts the scriptural principle that the king is God - ordained , to be honored even when , like Richard II , he is unworthy of that honor . The turbulent period that followed the Elizabethan produced so many ...
... king . Shakespeare accepts the scriptural principle that the king is God - ordained , to be honored even when , like Richard II , he is unworthy of that honor . The turbulent period that followed the Elizabethan produced so many ...
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... king and his faith . To personify Thomas's temptation to follow the king's will , Eliot chooses three tempters . Each echoes one of the three temptations of Christ in the wilderness , echoing Milton's Paradise Regained . Each comes as a ...
... king and his faith . To personify Thomas's temptation to follow the king's will , Eliot chooses three tempters . Each echoes one of the three temptations of Christ in the wilderness , echoing Milton's Paradise Regained . Each comes as a ...
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... king . Samuel warned them that they would indeed be like their neighbors : the king would become a despot , demanding taxes of them , and taking their sons as warriors , their women as slaves , their land for their own . Although some ...
... king . Samuel warned them that they would indeed be like their neighbors : the king would become a despot , demanding taxes of them , and taking their sons as warriors , their women as slaves , their land for their own . Although some ...
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Earthly Paradise 13 2 5 8 5 3 1 | 13 |
Animals and Humans | 39 |
Gods Love Humans Response | 63 |
Copyright | |
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