The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading
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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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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5A massively erudite and subtle reading of Hebrew biblical narrative. A seminal book. But demanding!