Old Testament Sparknotes Literature Guide

By SparkNotes and Anonymous

Book Overview

When an essay is due and dreaded exams loom, this book offers students what they need to succeed. It provides chapter-by-chapter analysis, explanations of key themes, motifs and symbols, a review... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 158663481X
• ISBN13: 9781586634810
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Sparknotes
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Good Starting Point for The Old Testament

This reference is surprisingly good. I know that Sparknotes markets itself to college undergrads and being 38 years old, I'm not the demographic. Nevertheless, the author put in a lot of hard work to create a thoughtful, well written review / refresher of the works of the Old Testament (from a literary perspective NOT a theological perspective)which I haven't really reviewed since 8th grade. Unlike the Sparknotes website (which tries to be trendy and unselfconsciously cool), the language in the ...more This reference is surprisingly good. I know that Sparknotes markets itself to college undergrads and being 38 years old, I'm not the demographic. Nevertheless, the author put in a lot of hard work to create a thoughtful, well written review / refresher of the works of the Old Testament (from a literary perspective NOT a theological perspective)which I haven't really reviewed since 8th grade. Unlike the Sparknotes website (which tries to be trendy and unselfconsciously cool), the language in the book is clear, does not speak down to the reader, and to the point. A lot of solid stuff in here including major plot points in the story of the Bible, a review of the biggest characters, themes and also some nice historical info to put things in context and a clear and easy-to-understand review of old Hebrew poetic structure. A very handy reference. I'm giving it four stars because not because it was a great work of literature but because it is an approachable, thoughtfully constructed reference for the non-expert(me)and a good tool for learning that has earned a place on my bookshelf.