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"This . . . is a brilliant work." —Choice

"[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and for the clearly-avowed faith stance from which he understands and interprets the strategies of the biblical narratives. . . . a superb overview . . . " —Theological Studies

" . . . rated very highly indeed. It is a book to read and then reread." —Modern Language Review

" . . . Sternberg has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding of the theoretical basis of biblical narrative and giving us insight into a remarkable number of particular texts." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion

" . . . an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work because it shows, more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work—a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics." —Adele Berlin, Prooftexts

The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading

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"This . . . is a brilliant work." —Choice"[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and... Read more

    Publisher: Indiana University Press
    Publication Date: 22/08/1987
    ISBN13: 9780253204530, 978-0253204530
    ISBN10: 0253204534

    Number of Pages: 596

    Non Fiction , Religion

    Description

    "This . . . is a brilliant work." —Choice

    "[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and for the clearly-avowed faith stance from which he understands and interprets the strategies of the biblical narratives. . . . a superb overview . . . " —Theological Studies

    " . . . rated very highly indeed. It is a book to read and then reread." —Modern Language Review

    " . . . Sternberg has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding of the theoretical basis of biblical narrative and giving us insight into a remarkable number of particular texts." —Journal of the American Academy of Religion

    " . . . an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work because it shows, more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work—a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics." —Adele Berlin, Prooftexts

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