Table of Contents

List of contributors; List of abbreviations; 1. Literature of the Ancient Near East and the Bible Steve A. Wiggins; 2. The primary narrative (Genesis through 2 Kings) Thomas L. Brodie; 3. Reading biblical literature from a legal and political perspective Geoffrey P. Miller; 4. Biblical law and literature Calum Carmichael; 5. Kings, prophets, and judges Graeme Auld; 6. Prophetic literature Victor H. Matthews; 7. Wisdom literature James Crenshaw; 8. The Gospels Jeannine K. Brown; 9. Paul's Letters Todd D. Still; 10. Apocalyptic literature Meghan Henning; 11. Shakespeare's King Lear and the Bible William J. Kennedy; 12. The Bible and John Milton's Paradise Lost Gordon Teskey; 13. The Bible, Shelley, and English Romanticism Jonathan Fortier; 14. Herman Melville and the Bible Ruth Blair; 15. The Song of Songs and two biblical readings Emily O. Gravett; Index

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Examines the varied, enormously sophisticated contents of the Bible and sees how certain Western authors were inspired by them.

About the Author

Calum Carmichael is Professor of Comparative Literature Emeritus at Cornell University, New York.

Reviews

'… a wide-ranging volume, which will undoubtedly stimulate further discussion concerning the relation of the Bible to literature.' Eryl W. Davies, Journal for the Study of the Old Testament