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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... woman she has come to love , journeying to a strange country , a new life , and a different god . She further proves her physical courage by gleaning in Boaz's field among rowdy workers who might well molest her . She charms Boaz at ...
... woman she has come to love , journeying to a strange country , a new life , and a different god . She further proves her physical courage by gleaning in Boaz's field among rowdy workers who might well molest her . She charms Boaz at ...
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... woman , who teaches her that she must take charge of her own body ; she must write her own narrative and construct her own life . Up until this point , Celie has envisioned God as an old white man . Shug , her mentor and friend ...
... woman , who teaches her that she must take charge of her own body ; she must write her own narrative and construct her own life . Up until this point , Celie has envisioned God as an old white man . Shug , her mentor and friend ...
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... woman may become strong when her child is threatened . In this dark moment , cast out by Abraham and Sarah , this woman carries the boy to a shady spot , finds him water , and is granted a theophany , a moment when God speaks to her ...
... woman may become strong when her child is threatened . In this dark moment , cast out by Abraham and Sarah , this woman carries the boy to a shady spot , finds him water , and is granted a theophany , a moment when God speaks to her ...
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Earthly Paradise 13 2 5 8 5 3 1 | 13 |
Animals and Humans | 39 |
Gods Love Humans Response | 63 |
Copyright | |
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