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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... kill , to steal , to do as they choose . Napoleon is his model , a man who killed vast numbers of people and yet is celebrated as a hero , not a murderer . Assuming he is one such exceptional man , Raskolnikov . chooses a pawnbroker to ...
... kill , to steal , to do as they choose . Napoleon is his model , a man who killed vast numbers of people and yet is celebrated as a hero , not a murderer . Assuming he is one such exceptional man , Raskolnikov . chooses a pawnbroker to ...
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... kill his own son Absalom . Although a warrior , capable of killing or ordering others killed , he loves his family in spite of their betrayal . The Hebrew patriarchs are the best representatives of this tradition . Genesis presents one ...
... kill his own son Absalom . Although a warrior , capable of killing or ordering others killed , he loves his family in spite of their betrayal . The Hebrew patriarchs are the best representatives of this tradition . Genesis presents one ...
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... kill both her and her lover in order to exact vengeance for her deeds . This is the proper action under the ancient lex talonis , a life for a life . It is clear that , when he completes the murder , his sister or a relative of her ...
... kill both her and her lover in order to exact vengeance for her deeds . This is the proper action under the ancient lex talonis , a life for a life . It is clear that , when he completes the murder , his sister or a relative of her ...
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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