Thematic Guide to Biblical LiteratureThe Bible has had a tremendous influence on world history and culture, but it is largely unfamiliar to many students. This book relates the Bible to a wide range of literary works commonly read by students and thus helps students understand these texts as well as the cultural and historical contexts surrounding them. Included are chapters on 20 themes, such as creation, family and friends, love and marriage, the hero, war, and death and the afterlife. Each chapter discusses the biblical significance of the theme, provides scriptural quotations and citations, and explores the biblical presence of the theme in literary works often read by students. Each chapter cites works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography. |
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... ( Milton , Paradise Lost ) The reader immediately notices Milton's blending of the scripture with pagan mythology here — the sexual creation , the heavens and the earth " rising " out of chaos . Milton's rendition in this epic poem of the ...
... ( Milton , Paradise Lost ) The reader immediately notices Milton's blending of the scripture with pagan mythology here — the sexual creation , the heavens and the earth " rising " out of chaos . Milton's rendition in this epic poem of the ...
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... Milton , this golden - haired beauty is the ideal compan- ion , considerate , coy , submissive , modest , and chaste . She is everything that Milton dreamed of before his own troubled marriage . Only when Eve steps out of her role ...
... Milton , this golden - haired beauty is the ideal compan- ion , considerate , coy , submissive , modest , and chaste . She is everything that Milton dreamed of before his own troubled marriage . Only when Eve steps out of her role ...
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... Milton presents his Lucifer with vestiges of his previous splendor still lingering about him . He is still a proud and beautiful angel , though fallen . And he proves he is still a charismatic leader who can stir up his demonic troops ...
... Milton presents his Lucifer with vestiges of his previous splendor still lingering about him . He is still a proud and beautiful angel , though fallen . And he proves he is still a charismatic leader who can stir up his demonic troops ...
Contents
Earthly Paradise 13 2 5 8 5 3 1 | 13 |
Animals and Humans | 39 |
Gods Love Humans Response | 63 |
Copyright | |
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