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Bible and Poetry by Michael Edwards (2023, Trade Paperback)

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A fresh, provocative look at the link between poetry and Christianity, both as it relates to the Bible itself as well as to Christian and religious life, by an accomplished scholar. The Bible is full of poems.

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PublisherNew York Review of Books, Incorporated, T.H.E.

ISBN-101681376377

ISBN-139781681376370

eBay Product ID (ePID)7057278199

Product Key Features

Book TitleBibles and Poetry

Number of Pages176 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicComparative Literature, Biblical Commentary / General, Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General, Subjects & Themes / Inspirational & Religious

GenreLiterary Criticism, Religion, Poetry

AuthorMichael Edwards

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight7.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.1 in

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LCCN2021-050254

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Dewey Edition23

Reviews"The conviction that drives this quite personal and quite passionate book . . . is that the Bible must be received as it presents itself--as a text thrumming through and through with the vibrations of poetry, which alone has the power to signal the invisible that secretly sustains the world." --Anne-Marie Pelletier, Ètudes, "The conviction that drives this quite personal and quite passionate book . . . is that the Bible must be received as it presents itself--as a text thrumming through and through with the vibrations of poetry, which alone has the power to signal the invisible that secretly sustains the world." --Anne-Marie Pelletier, É tudes

Dewey Decimal221.66

SynopsisA provocative look at the link between poetry and Christianity, both as it relates to the Bible itself as well as Christian and religious life., The Bible is full of poems. In the Old Testament, there are the Psalms and the Song of Songs, the great exhortations and lamentations of the Prophets, and passages of poetry woven in throughout. In the New Testament, Jesus describes the kingdom of heaven with poetic epithets such as "a treasure hid in a field," casting the Son of God "the true vine," "the light of the world," "the good shepherd," and "the way, the truth, and the life." The Gospels reverberate with allusions to the poetry of the Old Testament; the last book of all is Revelation, a visionary poem. The Bible, in other words, asks to be read poetically from start to end, and yet readers have rarely considered what that might mean, much less heeded that call. In The Bible and Poetry, the poet and scholar Michael Edwards reshapes our understanding of the Bible and religious belief, arguing that poetry is not an ornamental or accidental feature but is central to both. He speaks personally of his early, unanticipated, transformative encounters with scripture. He offers close, insightful, and resonant readings of biblical passages. Poetry, as he sees it, is the vital and necessary medium of the Creator's word, and the truth of the Bible is not a question of precepts and propositions but of a direct experience of its poetry, its power., A fresh, provocative look at the link between poetry and Christianity, both as it relates to the Bible itself as well as to Christian and religious life, by an accomplished scholar. The Bible is full of poems. In the Old Testament, there arethe Psalms and the Song of Songs, the great exhortationsand lamentations of the Prophets, and passages of poetrywoven in throughout. In the New Testament, Jesusdescribes the kingdom of heaven with poetic epithetssuch as "a treasure hid in a field," calling the Son ofGod "the true vine," "the light of the world," "the goodshepherd," and "the way, the truth, and the life." TheGospels reverberate with allusions to the poetry of theOld Testament; the last book of all is Revelation, a visionary poem. The Bible, in other words, asks to be readpoetically from start to end, and yet readers have rarelyconsidered what that might mean, much less heededthat call. In The Bible and Poetry , the poet and scholarMichael Edwards reshapes our understanding of theBible and religious belief, arguing that poetry is not anornamental or accidental feature but is central to both.He speaks personally of his early, unanticipated, transformative encounters with scripture. He offers close,insightful, and resonant readings of biblical passages.Poetry, as he sees it, is the vital and necessary mediumof the Creator's word, and the truth of the Bible is not aquestion of precepts and propositions but of a directexperience of its poetry, its power.

LC Classification NumberBS536.E3913 2022