The shadow of a great rock : a literary appreciation of the King James Bible /

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"The King James Bible stands at'the sublime summit of literature in English, 'sharing the honor only with Shakespeare, Harold Bloom contends in the opening pages of this illuminating literary tour. Distilling the insights acquired from a significant portion of his career as a brillian...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Bloom, Harold
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Bible. > English > Versions > Authorized.
Bible. > Anglais > Versions > Authorized.
Bible
BIBLES > King James Version > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Bible as literature
  • The Hebrew Bible
  • The five books of Moses
  • Four heroines
  • David (1 and 2 Samuel to 1 kings 2)
  • The prophets
  • Psalms 1
  • Psalms 2
  • Proverbs
  • Job
  • Ecclesiastes
  • The song of songs
  • The Apocrypha
  • The hidden books
  • Esdras
  • Tobit
  • The wisdom of Solomon
  • Ecclesiasticus: the wisdom of Ben Sira
  • The history of Susanna
  • The Greek new testament
  • The literary merit of the Greek new testament
  • Mark
  • John
  • The writings of Paul
  • Hebrews
  • James
  • Revelation.

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