How to Read the Bible as Literature <subTitle>... and Get More Out of It</subTitle> </titleInfo> <titleInfo> <title/> </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>Ryken, Leland</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">9:1</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Zondervan</publisher> <dateIssued>1984</dateIssued> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>207tr.</extent> <extent>Paperback, Illustration</extent> <extent>20 cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>Why the Good Book Is a Great Read If you want to rightly understand the Bible, you must begin by recognizing what it is: a composite of literary styles. It is meant to be read, not just interpreted. The Bible's truths are embedded like jewels in the rich strata of story and poetry, metaphor and proverb, parable and letter, satire and symbolism. Paying attention to the literary form of a passage will help you understand the meaning and truth of that passage. How to Read the Bible as Literature takes you through the various literary forms used by the biblical authors. This book will help you read the Bible with renewed appreciation and excitement and gain a more profound grasp of its truths.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Leland Ryken</note> <subject> <topic>Bible -- Criticism and Interpretation</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Literature</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">220.66</classification> <classification authority="ddc">R988-L54</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780310390213</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15143/3.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/15143/3.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071439.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>