Is the Bible one book or a collection of writings? If it is a book, does it stand as a coherent piece of literature? In this beautifully written book Gabriel Josipovici answers these questions, drawing on his deep knowledge and appreciation of medieval and modern art and literature and on his personal understanding of the possibilities of narrative. His close textual analysis of the Bible not only lifts literary-biblical criticism to a new level but also makes the Bible accessible to our secular age. 'As 'A Resonse to the Bible', 'The Book of God' is fresh and energetic, scattering insights in all directions, making original and unexpected connections between the Bible and such modern authors as Proust, casting new light upon such questions as the Bible's place in Western culture and the nature of its authority, the unity and discontinuities of the text, and the need for a perspective that at once transcends and unites historical-theological and aesthetic interpretation.' Northrop Frye 'His book is easy, intimate, and direct, partly because he has digested all his learning, partly because his dissatisfaction with his predecessors' solutions never belittles them, and partly because his own readings are those of a cultivated contemporary who, though respectful, is not awestruck. Whatever he turns to, he illuminates.' The New Yorker 'Josipovici's insights ... deserve and need to be pondered by both literary critics and Biblical scholars.' John Barton, London Review of Books 'His urbane style, shrewd discernment, subtle humour, and, above all, his passion for words lead us to listen in fresh ways.' Walter Brueggemann, Theology Today 'This is a book to be grateful for: thoughtful, deeply felt, and beautifully written.' David Lodge, Independent Gabriel Josipovici is a novelist, literary theorist, critic and scholar. He was Professor of English at the University of Sussex, and Weidenfeld Professor of Comparative Literature at Oxford, and is now research professor in the Graduate School of Humanities, Sussex.
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A Must Read for Classics Lovers Including the Bible
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By JosephPappTheater
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Josipovici very successfully tries to understand how we may read the Bible as literature, and what we lose when we read it as a religious text only. His book is a must read for anyone who thinks they know the Hebrew Bible or the New Testaments, or the epic poetry of the middle east and Greece. His analysis is far reaching, literary, philosophic, and historical while giving us a good read.
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By Ira Slomowitz
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"The Book of God" by Josipovici is an enlightening and original look at the Bible. Much like the medieval commentators Josipovici takes the Bible seriously and understands that its importance to humanity is not its historical accuracy or the source of its "documents" but its power to describe to us the world as it sees it.
He shows how the Biblical stories and narrative weave their way through the entire book, how the geneology, the description of the building of the Tabernacle and Temple are important parts of the story of man and God that the Bible tells us.
Along with Robert Alter's great books (and wonderful translations of variuos books of the Bible) this is an important book for anyone who can appreciate the many faceted genious of the Bible.
The Book of God: A Response to the Bible
He shows how the Biblical stories and narrative weave their way through the entire book, how the geneology, the description of the building of the Tabernacle and Temple are important parts of the story of man and God that the Bible tells us.
Along with Robert Alter's great books (and wonderful translations of variuos books of the Bible) this is an important book for anyone who can appreciate the many faceted genious of the Bible.
The Book of God: A Response to the Bible
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Is the Bible one book or a collection of writings? If it is a book, does it stand as a coherent piece of literature? In this beautifully written book Gabriel Josipovici answers these questions, drawing on his deep knowledge and appreciation of midieval and modern art and literature and on his personal understanding of the possibilities of narrative. His close textual analysis of the Bible not only lifts literary-biblical criticism to a new level but also makes the Bible accessible to our secular age.
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