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Ryken, Leland.

How to read the Bible as literature / Leland Ryken. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Academie Books, c1984. - 208 p. ; 21 cm.

Includes bibliographies and indexes.

1. Is the Bible Literature?
2. The Stories of the Bible
3. Types of Biblical Stories
4. The Poetry of the Bible
5. Types of Biblical Poetry
6. The Proverb As a Literary Form
7. The Gospels
8. Parables
9. The Epistles
10. Satire
11. Visionary Literature
12. The Literary Unity of the Bible
Appendix: The Allegorical Nature of the Parables
Index of Persons
Index of Subjects

ISBN: 0310390214

LCCN: 84019667

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Bible as literature.