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How Bible stories work : a guided study of biblical narrative / Leland Ryken.

By: Material type: TextSeries: Reading the Bible as literaturePublication details: Wooster, OH. : Weaver Book, c2015.Description: 126 p. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781941337363
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.6/6 23
LOC classification:
  • BS521.7 .R95 2015
Contents:
Getting the most out of biblical narrative -- The subject of every story: universal human experience -- Setting in Bible stories: seeing the particulars -- Characterization in Bible stories (part 1): how writers do it -- Characterization in Bible stories (part 2): what readers need to do -- Plot structure and unity: the beginning, middle, and ending of each story -- Plot devices: how storytellers tell their story with beauty and skill -- Hero stories: a neglected but fruitful literary device -- From story to meaning: how to find significance in a narrative text.
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Getting the most out of biblical narrative -- The subject of every story: universal human experience -- Setting in Bible stories: seeing the particulars -- Characterization in Bible stories (part 1): how writers do it -- Characterization in Bible stories (part 2): what readers need to do -- Plot structure and unity: the beginning, middle, and ending of each story -- Plot devices: how storytellers tell their story with beauty and skill -- Hero stories: a neglected but fruitful literary device -- From story to meaning: how to find significance in a narrative text.