Reading Biblical Narrative An Introductory Guide

Narrator, characters, action, hero, quest, plot, time and space, entrances and exits--these are the essential components of all narrative literature. This authoritative and engaging introduction to the literary features of biblical narrative and poetry will help the reader grasp the full significance of these components, allowing them to enter more perceptively into the narrative worlds created by the great writers of the Bible.Fokkelman, J. P. is the author of 'Reading Biblical Narrative An Introductory Guide', published 2005 under ISBN 9780664222635 and ISBN 0664222633.