The New Testament and Literature: A Guide to Literary PatternsThe New Testament is perhaps the most influential book in the world from both an intellectual and literary standpoint. Still, few readers understand how to read the New Testament as a piece of literature. The New Testament and Literature acts as a guide, focusing on the underlying patterns that combine ideas with literary devices. The book identifies the literary formulas in the New Testament and shows how these elements have shaped English and American literature. |
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... presents a number of these texts , together with a translation of The Dream of the Rood . Page references to Part III are provided in the sections where these works are discussed . The Bible translation I use is the one most familiar to ...
... presents a number of these texts , together with a translation of The Dream of the Rood . Page references to Part III are provided in the sections where these works are discussed . The Bible translation I use is the one most familiar to ...
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... present moment . Bible - based communities continue to respect this understanding of prophecy as an intense revelation of what exists at present . Such an understanding inspired the work of William Blake and Martin Luther King , modern ...
... present moment . Bible - based communities continue to respect this understanding of prophecy as an intense revelation of what exists at present . Such an understanding inspired the work of William Blake and Martin Luther King , modern ...
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... Present One effect is the alluring glimpse of a mysterious future . Another , often neglected , is just the opposite : a clear view of what exists right now . It is always helpful to remember that " apocalypse " ( apokáλvig ) means ...
... Present One effect is the alluring glimpse of a mysterious future . Another , often neglected , is just the opposite : a clear view of what exists right now . It is always helpful to remember that " apocalypse " ( apokáλvig ) means ...
Contents
The Art of Revelation | 136 |
Early and Late | 157 |
Revive Us Again | 175 |
Copyright | |
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