Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical NarrativeThis classic work on literary criticism by Professor Adele Berlin introduces the reader to the colorful world of poetics (literary conventions) used in the construction of biblical narratives. Her book is divided into 6 parts: Poetics and Interpretation, Character and Characterization, Point of View, Poetics in the Book of Ruth, Poetic Interpretation and Historical-Critical Methods, and The Art of Biblical Narrative. |
Contents
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Summary of Character Types | 31 |
David and His Women | 32 |
Types of Characters | 85 |
Naming | 87 |
The Uses of the Word hinneh | 91 |
Quoting Previously Unreported Speech | 95 |
The Narrators Presence | 99 |
Narrative Structure | 101 |
1 The Abstract | 102 |
3 Complicating Action | 104 |
Characterization | 33 |
Description | 34 |
Inner Life | 37 |
Speech and Actions | 38 |
Contrast | 40 |
Combining Characterization Techniques | 41 |
POINT OF VIEW | 43 |
The Poetics of Point of View | 55 |
The Narrators Voice | 57 |
Characters Point of View | 59 |
2 Inner Life | 61 |
3 The Term hinneh | 62 |
4 Circumstantial Clauses | 63 |
5 Direct Discourse and Narration | 64 |
6 Alternative Expressions | 72 |
Combining Points of View | 73 |
POETICS IN THE BOOK OF RUTH | 83 |
5 Result or Resolution | 107 |
POETIC INTERPRETATION AND HISTORICALCRITICAL METHODS | 111 |
Source Criticism | 113 |
Form Criticism | 122 |
The Gilgamesh Epic | 129 |
THE ART OF BIBLICAL NARRATIVE | 135 |
ABBREVIATIONS | 142 |
Notes to Chapter I | 143 |
Notes to Chapter III | 145 |
Notes to Chapter IV | 151 |
Notes to Chapter V | 155 |
Notes to Chapter VI | 157 |
BIBLIOGRAPHY | 159 |
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action actual addition Alter appears approach Bathsheba becomes beginning Bible biblical narrative Boaz Book Book of Ruth brothers called changes Chapter character characterization clauses close comes composition contrast conveys criticism David discussion earlier epic episode evaluation example explain expressed fact feelings follows form critics function Gilgamesh give given hand happened hinneh important indicate interest internal interpretation Jacob Joseph Judah kind king later literary literature look Lord meaning mentioned Naomi narrator narrator's never noted occur original perception person perspective phrase plot poetics point of view possible present question reader reference relationship remains repetition represent Reuben rhetorical Ruth Saul says scene seems sense serve similar sources speak speech story structure suggest technique tells things thought told types understand verse wife
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