The New Testament and Literature: A Guide to Literary PatternsOpen Court Publishing, 2006 - 394 pages The 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. |
Table des matières
The DNA of the New Testament | 21 |
The Gospel of Luke | 47 |
The Gospel of John | 65 |
Making a Church | 82 |
Paul the Thinker | 101 |
Paul the Leader | 118 |
The Art of Revelation | 136 |
Early and Late | 157 |
A Tradition of Individualism | 218 |
The Glory Part | 236 |
Scornful Wonder | 251 |
Keeping Watch | 275 |
Difficultand Easy | 300 |
The Dream of the Rood | 325 |
Hymns and Gospel Songs | 341 |
Notes | 363 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The New Testament and Literature: A Guide to Literary Patterns Stephen D. Cox Affichage d'extraits - 2006 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
Acts apostle appears believe Bible Bishop Blake blood book of Revelation C.S. Lewis called century Chapter Christ Christian literature Christian story church conversion Corinthians death Dickinson disciples Eliot Elmer Gantry Emily Dickinson emphasis epistles eternity experience faith Father Four Quartets Galatians Gantry glory God's gospel of John gospel of Luke grace happens hath hear heaven Helen Higher Critics Holy human hymn important individual inner inside intellectual interpreting irony Jerusalem Jesus Jesus's John journey kerygma King Lamb literal literary look Lord Luke Matthew means miracle modern narrative Old Testament parable paradox Paul Paul's person perspective Peter preaching prophecy prophetic providence readers religious repetition resurrection Revelation reversal revival Romans says Scarsworth shows song soul spiritual symbols T.S. Eliot tell Testament DNA Testament story thee things thou tion transformation understand unto vision William Blake word writing