{"product_id":"enjoying-the-bible-literary-approaches-to-loving-the-scriptures-9781540961662","title":"Enjoying the Bible – Literary Approaches to","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChristianity Today 2022 Book Award of Merit (Beautiful Orthodoxy)  Many Christians view the Bible as an instruction manual. While the Bible does provide instruction, it can also captivate, comfort, delight, shock, and inspire. In short, it elicits emotion--just like poetry. By learning to read and love poetry, says literature professor Matthew Mullins, readers can increase their understanding of the biblical text and learn to love God's Word more. Each chapter includes exercises and questions designed to help readers put the book's principles and practices into action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIntroduction: \u003ci\u003eThe Hatred of Poetry and Why It Matters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. How Reading Literature Became a Quest for Meaning\u003cbr\u003e2. The Bible Is Literature\u003cbr\u003e3. Meaning Is More Than Message\u003cbr\u003e4. Not \u003ci\u003eAny\u003c\/i\u003ething\u003cbr\u003e5. Reading with Our Guts\u003cbr\u003e6. Delight and Instruction\u003cbr\u003e7. Why We Worship\u003cbr\u003e8. Changing Our Approach\u003cbr\u003e9. How to Read--General Sense\u003cbr\u003e10. How to Read--Central Emotion\u003cbr\u003e11. How to Read--Formal Means\u003cbr\u003e12. A Short Compendium of Forms\u003cbr\u003eConclusion: \u003ci\u003eNegative Capability and Habituation\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfterword: \u003ci\u003eReading Aloud\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Baker Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49410067202391,"sku":"9781540961662","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781540961662.jpg?v=1730508858","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/enjoying-the-bible-literary-approaches-to-loving-the-scriptures-9781540961662","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}