Ancient Hebrew Stories and Their Modern InterpretationCosimo, Inc., 1 dec. 2005 - 348 sidor This short story has called forth the highest praise from the most competent critics for its simple beautiful presentation of scenes from the rural life of ancient Israel. It is artistic in the noblest sense, though it is not likely that in those days there was much consciousness of art of discussion as to the technique of story-telling.-from "Ruth: A Woman's Faithfulness and Its Reward"With an emphasis on the Bible as literature, this classic 1922 work examines the stories of the Old Testament with a modern eye, exploring not only their religious and historical significance but their beauty and effectiveness as prose and as examples of the art of storytelling. Among the tales considered are: .The Creation of the World.The First Murder.The Tower of Babel.The Story of Jacob.Samson: or A Strong Man's Failure.Saul and the Witch of Endor.The Story of Job: The Problem of Suffering.The Story of Jonah: A Prophetic Satire.and more.Canadian scholar W. G. JORDAN was professor of Hebrew language and literature at Queen's University, Kingston. He also wrote Biblical Criticism and Modern Thought (1909). |
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... religion to a higher moral plane and make it a spiritual rather than a magical power . It is said that prophecy is " the heart of the Old Testament , ” and that statement is true enough , if we remember that the heart , though a central ...
... religion to a higher moral plane and make it a spiritual rather than a magical power . It is said that prophecy is " the heart of the Old Testament , ” and that statement is true enough , if we remember that the heart , though a central ...
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... religious significance were both important and difficult . These were bound up with the general question of the position of the Old Testament , as a whole , in the world's his- torical and religious literature . Christian scholarship ...
... religious significance were both important and difficult . These were bound up with the general question of the position of the Old Testament , as a whole , in the world's his- torical and religious literature . Christian scholarship ...
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... religion as well as to knowledge . If the books were put together in some such way as has been suggested then we claim that an analysis which helps us to the understanding of particular parts is justified , and should be used in careful ...
... religion as well as to knowledge . If the books were put together in some such way as has been suggested then we claim that an analysis which helps us to the understanding of particular parts is justified , and should be used in careful ...
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... religious classic of the great religions . watched over the life of man , and prepared a INTRODUCTION 29.
... religious classic of the great religions . watched over the life of man , and prepared a INTRODUCTION 29.
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... religion was to some extent puritanic , " though it was only the few extremists who clung to tent - dwellings and demanded complete abstinence from the fruit of the vine . The people , as a whole , became Palestinians and adopted the ...
... religion was to some extent puritanic , " though it was only the few extremists who clung to tent - dwellings and demanded complete abstinence from the fruit of the vine . The people , as a whole , became Palestinians and adopted the ...
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PAGE | 68 |
THE CREATION OF THE WORLD Genesis i ii 4 | 74 |
III | 83 |
PARADISE LOST Genesis iii | 90 |
vi | 108 |
THE ABRAHAM CYCLE | 126 |
OR THE GLORY OF BEGINNINGS | 153 |
A STRIKING SERMON Joshua vii | 167 |
AN ANCIENT TRAGEDY 2 Samuel xxi | 232 |
DAVID THE FOUNDER OF THE KINGDOM | 239 |
ABSALOMS REBELLION | 252 |
THE ELIJAH CYCLE | 260 |
A WOMANS FAITHFULNESS AND | 277 |
THE PROBLEM | 283 |
THE BEGINNING | 289 |
A PROPHETIC SATIRE | 298 |
THE SWORD OF YAHWEH AND OF GIDEON | 180 |
xvi | 191 |
ROBBERY AND RITUAL Judges xvii xviii | 199 |
SAUL AND THE WITCH OF ENDOR 1 Samuel | 222 |
JEWISH PATRIOTISM | 319 |
BRIEF BIBLIOGRAPHY | 333 |
342 | |
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