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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... simple , from John o ' Groat's House to Land's End , as Dante and Tasso once were to the Italians ; that it is written in the noblest and purest English , and abounds in exquisite beauties of mere literary form ; and , finally , that it ...
... simple , from John o ' Groat's House to Land's End , as Dante and Tasso once were to the Italians ; that it is written in the noblest and purest English , and abounds in exquisite beauties of mere literary form ; and , finally , that it ...
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... simple thing , when once it is grasped , but fundamental for our present purpose , namely , that the Pentateuch is compiled from a series of documents , and that almost all the large books of the Old Testament are similar compilations ...
... simple thing , when once it is grasped , but fundamental for our present purpose , namely , that the Pentateuch is compiled from a series of documents , and that almost all the large books of the Old Testament are similar compilations ...
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... it was not possible to deny that between the grand cosmogony of the first chapter of Genesis , and the simple story of the " making " of man , the animals , and woman in the second , there was the difference between INTRODUCTION 21.
... it was not possible to deny that between the grand cosmogony of the first chapter of Genesis , and the simple story of the " making " of man , the animals , and woman in the second , there was the difference between INTRODUCTION 21.
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... simple reckoning , the early popular stories are without dates , then such connecting links were introduced as " two years before the earthquake " ( Amos i . 1 ) , " In the year that King Uzziah died " ( Isa . vi . 1 ) . This kind of ...
... simple reckoning , the early popular stories are without dates , then such connecting links were introduced as " two years before the earthquake " ( Amos i . 1 ) , " In the year that King Uzziah died " ( Isa . vi . 1 ) . This kind of ...
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... simple life of that time . There were fenced cities for protection in time of war , sanctuaries with their own priests and traditions , substantial houses , useful implements and artistic ornaments . In many cases luxury and licen ...
... simple life of that time . There were fenced cities for protection in time of war , sanctuaries with their own priests and traditions , substantial houses , useful implements and artistic ornaments . In many cases luxury and licen ...
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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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