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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... story are closer to the real appreciation of nature's mysteries than most , enjoying the democracy of the campfire ... story " The Displaced Per- son . " The old lady who is so land - proud , referring constantly to “ my place , ” finds ...
... story are closer to the real appreciation of nature's mysteries than most , enjoying the democracy of the campfire ... story " The Displaced Per- son . " The old lady who is so land - proud , referring constantly to “ my place , ” finds ...
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... story is as a means to keep the crew in order . In fact , at the end of the story , Billy Budd himself has become the object of veneration and the subject of myth - making . Bits of the spar on which he was hanged become relics for the ...
... story is as a means to keep the crew in order . In fact , at the end of the story , Billy Budd himself has become the object of veneration and the subject of myth - making . Bits of the spar on which he was hanged become relics for the ...
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... story , this American author takes his story back into an imaginary kingdom of Prince Prospero ( using the name of Shakespeare's hero in The Tempest ) . The masked ball and the elaborate decoration of the rooms in his fabulous castle ...
... story , this American author takes his story back into an imaginary kingdom of Prince Prospero ( using the name of Shakespeare's hero in The Tempest ) . The masked ball and the elaborate decoration of the rooms in his fabulous castle ...
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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