Jeffrey M. Cohen

Genesis in Poetry

Buch

If you are searching for a straightforward retelling of the book of Genesis in a modern idiom, this is not the book for you. If you are looking exclusively for a poetic rendering of the simple text, you've picked up the wrong book. If you are primarily after a textual commentary, you'll expect one that is far more expansive. If, however, you are after a lively, dramatic, highly original, and entertaining retelling of the Genesis stories in rhymed verse, which skillfully synthesizes both critical literary analysis and exotic, folkloristic, and occasionally whimsical elements--then this book is a must! The general reader will be charmed by what… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-1-72525-080-2
EAN: 9781725250802
Produktnummer: 33164967
Verlag: Wipf and Stock
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
Seitenangabe: 264 S.
Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D1.4 cm 388 g
Abbildungen: Paperback
Gewicht: 388

Über den Autor

Jeffrey M. Cohen has lectured in Hebrew and biblical studies at the Universities of London and Glasgow. He has written twenty-six books and over two hundred articles on biblical and religious themes. His most recent work is The Book of Psalms: Poetry in Poetry (Wipf & Stock, 2018). Audience responses to his poetic readings at schools and religious and cultural groups have been consistently enthusiastic. He and his wife, Gloria, have four children and fourteen grandchildren.