Literary Interpretation of the Bible

Author: Liu Yiqing
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: This book evaluates the major scholars in Western literary studies who have emerged since the mid-20th century, such as Erich Auerbach, Erich Lessing, Harold Bloom, Northrop Frye, and Barthes, and their theories and interpretive practices. It fills the gap in this research direction within China. The book explores the profound influence of the Bible on Western culture, politics, literature, and ideology over thousands of years, as well as the opposition and interaction between the Hebrew cognitive tradition and Greek philosophy. It selects well-known stories from the Old and New Testaments and demonstrates how to interpret biblical texts using contemporary narrative theory, feminist theory, and socihistorical concepts.