Poetics of Biblical Narrative

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A01=Meir Sternberg
Author_Meir Sternberg
Biblical Studies
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Criticism
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Jewish Studies
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  • ISBN 9780253204530
  • Weight: 794g
  • Publication Date: 22 Aug 1987
  • Publisher: Indiana University Press
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Paperback
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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

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