Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible - Softcover

Ryken, Leland

 
9780801077692: Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0801077699 ISBN 13: 9780801077692
Verlag: Baker Academic, 1993

Inhaltsangabe

In this introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, demonstrating that knowledge of a genre's characteristics enriches one's understanding of individual passages. Ryken offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passagesinsights that have escaped most traditional commentators.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Leland Ryken (PhD, University of Oregon) is professor emeritus of English at Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois, and the author or editor of nearly forty books, including Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible.

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In this comprehensive introduction to Scripture, Leland Ryken organizes biblical passages into literary genres including narratives, poetry, proverbs, and drama, demonstrating that knowledge of a genre's characteristics enriches one's understanding of individual passages. Ryken offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passages--insights that have escaped most traditional commentators. Those who study, preach, or teach the Scriptures will add this book to the inner circle of reference works they always keep within reach.

"We often tend to focus on the doctrinal content of the Bible at the expense of its emotional impact. . . . Ryken emphasizes that the Bible does not appear as a theological outline with proof texts attached but as stories, visions, poems, and letters."
--John F. Brug, author of three volumes in the People's Bible Commentary

"Set forth in simple, straightforward, precise . . . language. . . . Teaching and preaching the Bible as God's Word in man's language can become more colorful, insightful, and challenging when done in the light of what Ryken has done here."
--Peter Y. DeJong, former professor of pastoral theology, Calvin Theological Seminary

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In this introduction to Scripture, the author offers a volume brimming over with wonderful insights into Old and New Testament books and passages - insights that have escaped most traditional commentators. Those who study, preach, or teach the Scriptures will add this book to the inner circle of reference works they always keep within reach.

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Verlag
Baker Academic
Erscheinungsdatum
1993
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0801077699
ISBN 13 
9780801077692
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
544
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