01943ctm a2200397 i 4500 18495072 20250312110646.0 ta 180416s2015 ohu 000 0 eng 2015006574 9781941337363 (pbk) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc BS521.7 .R95 2015 220.6/6 23 Ryken, Leland. How Bible stories work : [manuscript] : a guided study of biblical narrative / by Leland Ryken. Wooster.: : Weaver Book Company, c2015. Wooster, OH : Weaver Book Company, [2015] 126 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Reading the Bible as literature Getting the most out of biblical narrative -- The subject of every story: universal human experience -- Setting in Bible stories: seeing the particulars -- Characterization in Bible stories (part 1): how writers do it -- Characterization in Bible stories (part 2): what readers need to do -- Plot structure and unity: the beginning, middle, and ending of each story -- Plot devices: how storytellers tell their story with beauty and skill -- Hero stories: a neglected but fruitful literary device -- From story to meaning: how to find significance in a narrative text. Bible Criticism, Narrative. Narration in the Bible. Bible stories. Storytelling Religious aspects Christianity. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire 1 shelf copy policy default BK rk02 2015-03-19 to Dewey (telework) xl04 2015-03-20 rk06 2015-07-17 to BCCD 8 9695 9695 0 0 0 0 EGSTL EGSTL CIRC 2025-03-09 0 220.66 Ryk 2015 19334 2025-06-30 00:00:00 2025-03-09 BK