A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible

by Leland Ryken, Tremper Longman III

The EditorsLeland Ryken Wheaton College (Illinois) Tremper Longman III Westminster Theological Seminary The Authors Fredrick Buechner Novelist John Sailhamer Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Wilson G. Baroody (deceased) Arizona State UniversityWilliam F. Gentrup Arizona State UniversityKenneth R.R. Gros Louis Indiana University Willard Van Antwerpen Indiana University Nancy Tischler The Pennsylvania State University V. Philips Long Covenant Theological Seminary Michael Hagan North American Baptist Seminary Richard L. Pratt, Jr. Reformed Theological Seminary Douglas Green Yale University Wilma McClarty Southern College Jerry A. Gladson First Christian Church, Garden Grove, California Raymond C. Van Leeouwen Calvin Theological Seminary G. Lloyd Carr Gordon College Richard Patterson Liberty University James H. Sims The University of Southern Mississippi Branson L. Woodard, Jr. Liberty University Amberys R. Whittle Georgia Southern University John H. Augustine Yale University Michael Travers Grand Rapids Baptist College Marianne Meye Thompson Fuller Theological Seminary John W. Sider Westmont College Carey C. Newman Palm Beach Atlantic CollegeWilliam G. Doty The University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa Chaim Potak Novelist Gene Warren Doty University of Missouri-Rolla Sidney Greidanus Calvin Theological Seminary

Genres: Biblical Studies, Religion, Nonfiction, Theology, Old Testament, Books About Books

592 pages, Hardcover

First published September 10, 1993

About the author

Dr. Ryken has served on the faculty of Wheaton College since 1968. He has published over thirty books and more than one hundred articles and essays, devoting much of his scholarship to Bible translations and the study of the Bible as literature. He served as Literary Chairman for the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible and in 2003 received the distinguished Gutenberg Award for his contributions to education, writing, and the understanding of the Bible.

He is the father of Philip Graham Ryken

Reviews

[Felicity Chen]

First part contains an overview of literary analysis of biblical literature, part two goes book by book (mostly….it does group some books together) of the Old Testament, the next part goes book by book (mostly) for the New Testament, and the last part just talks about how the Bible as literature can be used today. I liked that it’s written by both Bible scholars and literature professionals (and reviewed by each other). I think it’ll be a good reference going forward. The chapters were nice and short. 😁

[Charles Carter]

Tremendously valuable resource, especially as a reference guide. Read it slowly, savour each page. This is certainly worth reading thoroughly at least once, but then will prove invaluable as a go-to source for study.

[Kathleen]

I read less than half of this book (chapters 4, 7-12, 19, 21-24, 32-35). It is a collection of chapters written by different authors, and some writers are better than others. I didn't appreciate the modern textual criticism, but some chapters offered an interesting perspective on the Bible as literature. 2 1/2 stars.

[Tammy]

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[Kent]

A great and easily accessible book on reading the Bible in terms of its literary aspects. Several of the chapters are remarkably insightful.

[Patricia]

Read only selected chapters for a class.

[Heather]

I read portions of this book for my Literature of the English Bible course. I enjoyed it. A very unbiased and interesting presentation of the Bible as literature.

[Henock]

It is thought provoking!!