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02671aam a22003614i 4500 001 CDD6D370345011E6A0D82ADEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160617010031 008 150925t20162016nyu rb 001 0 eng d 010 $a 2015037845 020 $a 0195300076 020 $a 9780195300079 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c PUL $d DLC $d BTCTA $d BAKER $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCO $d MLN $d SKYRV $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a BS1140.3 $b .L56 2016 082 00 $a 809/.935221 $2 23 100 1 $a Linafelt, Tod, $d 1965- $e author. 245 14 $a The Hebrew Bible as literature : $b a very short introduction / $c Tod Linafelt. 264 1 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2016] 300 $a 116 pages ; $c 18 cm 490 1 $a Very short introductions ; $v 478 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-109) and index. 505 8 $a 1. Biblical literature and the Western literary tradition -- 2. Reading biblical narrative -- 3. Reading biblical poetry -- 4. Narrative and poetry working together -- 5. Connections between texts. 520 $a "The Hebrew Bible, or Christian Old Testament, contains some of the finest literature that we have. This biblical literature has a place not only in the synagogue or the church but also among the classics of world literature. The stories of Jacob and David, for instance, present the earliest surviving examples of literary characters whose development the reader follows over the length of a lifetime. Elsewhere, as in the books of Esther or Ruth, readers find a snapshot of a particular, fraught moment that will define the character. The Hebrew Bible also provides quite a few high points of lyric poetry, from the praise and lament of the Psalms to the double entendres in the love of poetry of the Song of Songs. In short, the Bible can be celebrated not only as religious literature but, quite simply, as literature. This book offers a thorough and lively introduction to the Bible's two primary literary modes, narrative and poetry, foregrounding the nuances of plot, character, metaphor, structure and design, and intertextual allusions. Tod Linafelt thus gives readers the tools to fully experience and appreciate the Old Testament's literary achievement"-- $c Provided by publisher. 630 00 $a Bible. $p Old Testament $v Introductions. 630 00 $a Bible. $p Old Testament $x Criticism, interpretation, etc. 630 00 $a Bible $x Canon. 830 0 $a Very short introductions ; $v 478. 941 $a 3 952 $l USUX851 $d 20220706015342.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20181219010436.0 952 $l KWPE446 $d 20180410015411.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=CDD6D370345011E6A0D82ADEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search