The New Testament as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)

Kyle Keefer

ISBN 10: 0195300203 / ISBN 13: 9780195300208

Published by Oxford University Press, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The New Testament as Literature: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195300203
• ISBN 13: 9780195300208
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New
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Synopsis

Looking at the New Testament through the lens of literary study, Kyle Keefer offers an engrossing exploration of this revered religious text as a work of literature, but also keeps in focus its theological ramifications. Unique among books that examine the Bible as literature, this brilliantly compact introduction offers an intriguing double-edged look at this universal text--a religiously informed literary analysis. The book first explores the major sections of the New Testament--the gospels, Paul's letters, and Revelation--as individual literary documents. Keefer shows how, in such familiar stories as the parable of the Good Samaritan, a literary analysis can uncover an unexpected complexity to what seems a simple, straightforward tale.

About the Author

Kyle Keefer is Assistant Professor of Religion at Converse College, in Spartanburg, South Carolina.