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The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading (Biblical Literature) Paperback – August 22, 1987

by Meir Sternberg (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars 42
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"This . . . is a brilliant work." ―Choice

"[Sternberg] has written a very important book, both for his comprehensiveness and for the clearly-avowed faith stance from which he understands and interprets the strategies of the biblical narratives. . . . a superb overview . . . " ―Theological Studies

" . . . rated very highly indeed. It is a book to read and then reread." ―Modern Language Review

" . . . Sternberg has accomplished an enormous task, enriching our understanding of the theoretical basis of biblical narrative and giving us insight into a remarkable number of particular texts." ―Journal of the American Academy of Religion

" . . . an important book for those who seek to take the Bible seriously as a literary work because it shows, more clearly and emphatically than any book I know, that the Bible is a serious literary work―a text manifesting a highly sophisticated and successful narrative poetics." ―Adele Berlin, Prooftexts

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    Biblical Literature
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    596 pages
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  4. Publisher
    Indiana University Press
  5. Publication date
    August 22, 1987
  6. Dimensions
    9.12 x 6 x 1.55 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0253204534
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0253204530
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Indiana University Press; Reprint edition (August 22, 1987)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 596 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0253204534
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0253204530
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.75 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.12 x 6 x 1.55 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 out of 5 stars 42

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Michael Kelley
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
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Meir Sternberg has done a remarkable job as a scholar of biblical literature describing through countless examples of stories in the Bible how we often forget the simple point that Bible stories are stories. Sometimes we get so wrapped up in "what a Bible passage means" that we forget to read it as the remarkable story it is. For example, in the famous David and Bathsheba narrative, Sternberg elucidates the fact that there is a war going on. Yet, the war in the text is not the point of the story. This explains why the end of a particular siege is not mentioned until after the birth and death of the child, even though the siege had ended long before the baby was born. The war and the siege are taken from the historical goings-ons and incorporated by the storyteller to drive home the point about David's sin, repentance, and the consequences of his sin. There is so much meat in this textbook. Definitely get this. It will help you elucidate the story out of Bible passages and what the author is intending to say.
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Jack Cascione
5.0 out of 5 stars and brilliant insight into the text were an added bonus
Reviewed in the United States on June 3, 2015
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My primary purpose in reading Meir Sternberg's, "The Poetics of Biblical Narrative," was to learn about his taxonomy of repetition in the Old Testament and his opinion of Umberto Cassuto. His numerous quotations from the Hebrew Bible, breadth of knowledge, and brilliant insight into the text were an added bonus. His book was recommended to me by Dr. Diana Kirby who quotes him extensively in her dissertation.
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Rivkah Maccaby
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2001
The information in this book is excellent, and Dr. Sternberg has an engaging narrative voice; many people who don't have to buy this book as a textbook would probably find it interesting to read. In small bits, however.
Sometimes the book overwhelms me, and I feel the author tried to tackle too large a subject. Any scholar who writes about the "voice" of the Biblical narrator is being disingenuous to pretend that there is but one voice in the Bible. However, Dr. Sternberg suggests this in his opening sentence: "What goals does the biblical narrator set himself?"
The book considers parts of the Bible discretely many times, and within each discrete frame, the information and analysis is excellent, but I think the Sternberg fails to tie it all up by discussing the possibility that all of Deuteronomy and the book of Jeremiah may be one voice, Leviticus contains one, one of which is present in Exodus, but not the other, Genesis consists of two voices, one of which is present to a very small degree in Leviticus, and more in Numbers, and then goes on the write Joshua. Etc. This is common theory, though Sternberg has a right to reject it. I just wish he'd acknowledged it.
But as I said, his analysis of each topic is excellent; much of his information is startling and refreshing.
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Theodore D. Ehrlich
5.0 out of 5 stars Literary analysis of the Bible
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2013
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This work is the best book on biblical poetics I have read, however, it is very deep and scholarly and is a slow go. If you are prepared for a difficult, but very rewarding read, then this book is for you. Good luck!!!!!!
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Bob Jacobson
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb
Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2016
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Wonderful treatment of the Bible as thoughtful poesy.
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S. Morrow
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Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2017
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All good
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Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2015
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Great Resource!
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S.L.
5.0 out of 5 stars Besseres Verständnis
Reviewed in Germany on December 20, 2012
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Meir Sternberg gibt einem ein tieferes Verständnis und Einblick in das AT und NT. Seine ganzheitliche Sicht und die Natur der Erzählung und deren Analyse sind beispielhaft. Wer ein besseres Verständnis von der Bibel haben will, sollte sich das Buch zulegen. Die Lektüre ist jedoch ein theologisches Buch mit dem ein oder anderen wissenschaftlichen Begriff auf englisch. Spannend, spannend, spannend.
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Pas U
4.0 out of 5 stars Rich and comprehensive
Reviewed in Germany on November 9, 2019
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the book is rich and important for all literarists and students of Theology.
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