Thematic Guide to Biblical LiteratureBloomsbury Academic, 2007 M04 30 - 288 pages The 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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Page 14
... dream of an earthly paradise has reappeared frequently in literature , especially in more crowded and mechanistic cul- tures where the dream of pastoral harmony lingers on as a seductive contrast to the real world . Eden has become the ...
... dream of an earthly paradise has reappeared frequently in literature , especially in more crowded and mechanistic cul- tures where the dream of pastoral harmony lingers on as a seductive contrast to the real world . Eden has become the ...
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... dream and a disappointment . It had rich pastures and abundant resources , but it was also a land of cruel droughts and harsh winds and rugged mountains . The actual land that the Israelites settled was no Eden . Furthermore , it was no ...
... dream and a disappointment . It had rich pastures and abundant resources , but it was also a land of cruel droughts and harsh winds and rugged mountains . The actual land that the Israelites settled was no Eden . Furthermore , it was no ...
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... dream of " an English heaven . " This handsome young poet , remembering the English countryside , exemplified the spirit of patriotism that inspired many youths at the outset of the war . Siegfried Sassoon paints more cynical vision of ...
... dream of " an English heaven . " This handsome young poet , remembering the English countryside , exemplified the spirit of patriotism that inspired many youths at the outset of the war . Siegfried Sassoon paints more cynical vision of ...
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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