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The English Bible as literature / / Charles Allen Dinsmore
| The English Bible as literature / / Charles Allen Dinsmore |
| Autore | Dinsmore Charles Allen <1860-1941., > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina | 220.66 |
| Collana | Routledge Revivals |
| Soggetto topico | Bible as literature |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-315-68917-0
1-317-42335-6 1-317-42334-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; PART I THE GENIUS AND DISCIPLINE OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE; I. THE MARKS OF A SUPREME BOOK; II. AN EPIC OF REDEMPTION; the author; peril of misinterpretation; its truth shaped by the imagination; Epic or drama?; Belongs to the literature of power; III. HOW DID A LITERATURE SO GREAT COME FROM A PEOPLE SO SMALL?; Effects of inbreeding and selection; IV. MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DIFFERENTIATED THE HEBREWS FROM OTHER PEOPLES OF THEIR TIME; Compared with Egypt
Israel the first nation to outgrow the primitive mindTherefore they wrote the world's first history, believed in an ethical God, had the forward look; V. THE LITERARY QUALITIES OF THE HEBREW MIND; The Hebrew mind intuitive; described emotions by picturing them; Truth emotionally conceived and rhythmically expressed; VI. HOW THE HEBREW WRITINGS BECAME AN ENGLISH CLASSIC; VII. THE DICTION OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE; Contrasted with English poetry; with modern translations; PART II LITERARY VALUES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS; VIII. THE EARLIEST HISTORIES EVER WRITTEN Genesis-Kings contains the world's first historyWhy the Hebrews wrote the first history; Greek and Hebrew histories compared.; The value of this history; IX. THE HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; Genesis: the myths and legends of a great people; Exodus: a wonder-working providence; Leviticus: the book of the law; Numbers: history written as homily; Deuteronomy: law that is literature; Joshua: history shaped by tradition; Judges: the Dark Ages; I-II Samuel: biographical history; I-11 Kings: rereligion interfering with truth; Chronicles-Nehemiah: history with priestly bias X. BIBLICAL POETRYAncient psalmody, Egyptian and Babylonian; Sources of their power; Nature and meaning of Lamentations and the Song of Songs; XI. BIBLICAL POETRY (continued); The Book of Job; Appraisal of values; XII. THE PROPHETS; Conditions calling them forth; The burden and literary ability of each prophet from Amos to Malachi; The permanent contribution of the prophets to religion; Their unique power and their limitations; XIII. THE HUMANISTS OF ISRAEL; The Book of Proverbs; Ecclesiastes; XIV. PROSE FICTION; Ruth; Esther; Jonah; PART III THE LITERARY QUALITIES OFTHE NEW TESTAMENT XV. THE GOSPELSXVI. THE SAYINGS OF JESUS AS LITERATURE; XVII. PAUL AS A WRITER; XVIII. NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY AND LETTERS; Character of each of the general epistles; XIX. APOCALYPTICAL WRITINGS; The Book of Revelation; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460783703321 |
Dinsmore Charles Allen <1860-1941., >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The English Bible as literature / / Charles Allen Dinsmore
| The English Bible as literature / / Charles Allen Dinsmore |
| Autore | Dinsmore Charles Allen <1860-1941., > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina | 220.66 |
| Collana | Routledge Revivals |
| Soggetto topico | Bible as literature |
| ISBN |
1-315-68917-0
1-317-42335-6 1-317-42334-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; PART I THE GENIUS AND DISCIPLINE OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE; I. THE MARKS OF A SUPREME BOOK; II. AN EPIC OF REDEMPTION; the author; peril of misinterpretation; its truth shaped by the imagination; Epic or drama?; Belongs to the literature of power; III. HOW DID A LITERATURE SO GREAT COME FROM A PEOPLE SO SMALL?; Effects of inbreeding and selection; IV. MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DIFFERENTIATED THE HEBREWS FROM OTHER PEOPLES OF THEIR TIME; Compared with Egypt
Israel the first nation to outgrow the primitive mindTherefore they wrote the world's first history, believed in an ethical God, had the forward look; V. THE LITERARY QUALITIES OF THE HEBREW MIND; The Hebrew mind intuitive; described emotions by picturing them; Truth emotionally conceived and rhythmically expressed; VI. HOW THE HEBREW WRITINGS BECAME AN ENGLISH CLASSIC; VII. THE DICTION OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE; Contrasted with English poetry; with modern translations; PART II LITERARY VALUES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS; VIII. THE EARLIEST HISTORIES EVER WRITTEN Genesis-Kings contains the world's first historyWhy the Hebrews wrote the first history; Greek and Hebrew histories compared.; The value of this history; IX. THE HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; Genesis: the myths and legends of a great people; Exodus: a wonder-working providence; Leviticus: the book of the law; Numbers: history written as homily; Deuteronomy: law that is literature; Joshua: history shaped by tradition; Judges: the Dark Ages; I-II Samuel: biographical history; I-11 Kings: rereligion interfering with truth; Chronicles-Nehemiah: history with priestly bias X. BIBLICAL POETRYAncient psalmody, Egyptian and Babylonian; Sources of their power; Nature and meaning of Lamentations and the Song of Songs; XI. BIBLICAL POETRY (continued); The Book of Job; Appraisal of values; XII. THE PROPHETS; Conditions calling them forth; The burden and literary ability of each prophet from Amos to Malachi; The permanent contribution of the prophets to religion; Their unique power and their limitations; XIII. THE HUMANISTS OF ISRAEL; The Book of Proverbs; Ecclesiastes; XIV. PROSE FICTION; Ruth; Esther; Jonah; PART III THE LITERARY QUALITIES OFTHE NEW TESTAMENT XV. THE GOSPELSXVI. THE SAYINGS OF JESUS AS LITERATURE; XVII. PAUL AS A WRITER; XVIII. NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY AND LETTERS; Character of each of the general epistles; XIX. APOCALYPTICAL WRITINGS; The Book of Revelation; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797487403321 |
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Dinsmore Charles Allen <1860-1941., >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The English Bible as literature / / Charles Allen Dinsmore
| The English Bible as literature / / Charles Allen Dinsmore |
| Autore | Dinsmore Charles Allen <1860-1941., > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (331 p.) |
| Disciplina | 220.66 |
| Collana | Routledge Revivals |
| Soggetto topico | Bible as literature |
| ISBN |
1-315-68917-0
1-317-42335-6 1-317-42334-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; PREFACE; Table of Contents; PART I THE GENIUS AND DISCIPLINE OF THE HEBREW PEOPLE; I. THE MARKS OF A SUPREME BOOK; II. AN EPIC OF REDEMPTION; the author; peril of misinterpretation; its truth shaped by the imagination; Epic or drama?; Belongs to the literature of power; III. HOW DID A LITERATURE SO GREAT COME FROM A PEOPLE SO SMALL?; Effects of inbreeding and selection; IV. MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH DIFFERENTIATED THE HEBREWS FROM OTHER PEOPLES OF THEIR TIME; Compared with Egypt
Israel the first nation to outgrow the primitive mindTherefore they wrote the world's first history, believed in an ethical God, had the forward look; V. THE LITERARY QUALITIES OF THE HEBREW MIND; The Hebrew mind intuitive; described emotions by picturing them; Truth emotionally conceived and rhythmically expressed; VI. HOW THE HEBREW WRITINGS BECAME AN ENGLISH CLASSIC; VII. THE DICTION OF THE ENGLISH BIBLE; Contrasted with English poetry; with modern translations; PART II LITERARY VALUES OF THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS; VIII. THE EARLIEST HISTORIES EVER WRITTEN Genesis-Kings contains the world's first historyWhy the Hebrews wrote the first history; Greek and Hebrew histories compared.; The value of this history; IX. THE HISTORICAL BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT; Genesis: the myths and legends of a great people; Exodus: a wonder-working providence; Leviticus: the book of the law; Numbers: history written as homily; Deuteronomy: law that is literature; Joshua: history shaped by tradition; Judges: the Dark Ages; I-II Samuel: biographical history; I-11 Kings: rereligion interfering with truth; Chronicles-Nehemiah: history with priestly bias X. BIBLICAL POETRYAncient psalmody, Egyptian and Babylonian; Sources of their power; Nature and meaning of Lamentations and the Song of Songs; XI. BIBLICAL POETRY (continued); The Book of Job; Appraisal of values; XII. THE PROPHETS; Conditions calling them forth; The burden and literary ability of each prophet from Amos to Malachi; The permanent contribution of the prophets to religion; Their unique power and their limitations; XIII. THE HUMANISTS OF ISRAEL; The Book of Proverbs; Ecclesiastes; XIV. PROSE FICTION; Ruth; Esther; Jonah; PART III THE LITERARY QUALITIES OFTHE NEW TESTAMENT XV. THE GOSPELSXVI. THE SAYINGS OF JESUS AS LITERATURE; XVII. PAUL AS A WRITER; XVIII. NEW TESTAMENT HISTORY AND LETTERS; Character of each of the general epistles; XIX. APOCALYPTICAL WRITINGS; The Book of Revelation; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910800173103321 |
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Dinsmore Charles Allen <1860-1941., >
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| Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2015 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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