Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide

By J.P. Fokkelman

Book Overview

Narrator, characters, action, hero, quest, plot, time and space, entrances and exits--these are the essential components of all narrative literature. This authoritative and engaging introduction to the literary features of biblical narrative and poetry will help the reader grasp the full significance of these components, allowing them to enter more perceptively into the narrative worlds created by the great writers of the Bible.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0664222633
• ISBN13: 9780664222635
• Release Date: March 2000
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"