"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 Format Häftad Omfång 596 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Indiana University Press Utgivningsdatum 1987-08-22 ISBN 9780253204530