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Studying the Bible as literature yields rich rewards, and it need not become a substitute for being confronted by the Bible as divine revelation. If you are skeptical about this when opening Words of Delight, you won't be when closing it. The author, more than any other evangelical, has established himself as an expert in this field with The Literature of the Bible and How to Read the Bible as Literature. Words of Delight is a "book of literary criticism on the Bible," the author writes. "I have combined theoretic comments about various literary aspects of the Bible with specimen explications that illustrate the theory. The literary approach that I develop in this book parallels that in How to Read the Bible as Literature, but this book contains actual explications of texts lacking in the other book." The author uncovers fresh insights into the meaning of biblical passages and books, highlights the details or character traits most readers overlook, and reveals the greatness of the stories and poetry of the Bible. In addition to full discussions of narrative and poetry, he explores four other literary forms: encomium, proverbs, satire, and drama. -- Back cover.
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Words of Delight,: A Literary Introduction to the Bible
February 1, 1993, Baker Academic
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
"This revised edition of Words of Delight incorporates into it a volume that was originally a separate book--Words of Life: a literary introduction to the New Testament published in 1987 by Baker Book House"--Pref.
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