SUGGESTION: Narrative hermeneutics and theology
- Narrative Theology As A Hermeneutic Approach by David Hampton
- The Dark Interval: Towards a Theology of Story by John Dominic Crossan
- The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeutics by Hans W. Frei
- Theology and Narrative: AA Critical Introduction by Michael Goldberg
- How to Read the Bible as Literature ... and Get More Out of It by Leland Ryken
- Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology by Stanley M. Hauerwas, L. Gregory Jones
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Piggy-backing onto an old thread to bump it.
MJ. Smith said:The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeutics by Hans W. Frei
MJ. Smith said:Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology by Stanley M. Hauerwas, L. Gregory Jones
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Would love to see all the books on my Narrative Theology Listmania! list on Amazon.com available in Logos (a few already are), especially:
- Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology by Stanley Hauerwas
- The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature) by Meir Sternberg
- Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele Berlin
- A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible by Leland Ryken
- How to Read the Bible as Literature by Leland Ryken
- The Art Of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
- The Art Of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter
- The Literary Guide to the Bible by Frank Kermode
- The Great Code: The Bible and Literature by Northrop Frye
- Words with Power: Being a Second Study of "The Bible and Literature" by Northrop Frye
- The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics by Hans W. Frei
- The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary by John H. Sailhamer
- What Is Narrative Criticism? (Guides to Biblical Scholarship New Testament Series) by Mark Allan Powell
- The Genesis of Secrecy: On the Interpretation of Narrative (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) by Frank Kermode
- Narrative Criticism of the New Testament: An Introduction by James L. Resseguie
- Narrative in the Hebrew Bible (Oxford Bible) by D. M. Gunn
- Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Reading Biblical Poetry: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Narrative Art in Genesis: Specimens of Stylistic and Structural Analysis by J. P. Fokkelman
- Mark as Story by David M. Rhoads
- He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives by Richard L. Pratt
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We now have some of these:
Rosie Perera said:- Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology by Stanley Hauerwas
https://www.logos.com/product/56727/why-narrative-readings-in-narrative-theology
- Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele Berlin
https://www.logos.com/product/49621/poetics-and-interpretation-of-biblical-narrative
- What Is Narrative Criticism? (Guides to Biblical Scholarship New Testament Series) by Mark Allan Powell
https://www.logos.com/product/164583/what-is-narrative-criticism
- Narrative in the Hebrew Bible (Oxford Bible) by D. M. Gunn
https://www.logos.com/product/163577/narrative-in-the-hebrew-bible
- Mark as Story by David M. Rhoads
But we still need these ones:
Rosie Perera said:- The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature) by Meir Sternberg
- A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible by Leland Ryken
- How to Read the Bible as Literature by Leland Ryken
- The Art Of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
- The Art Of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter
- The Literary Guide to the Bible by Frank Kermode
- The Great Code: The Bible and Literature by Northrop Frye
- Words with Power: Being a Second Study of "The Bible and Literature" by Northrop Frye
- The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics by Hans W. Frei
- The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary by John H. Sailhamer
- The Genesis of Secrecy: On the Interpretation of Narrative (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) by Frank Kermode
- Narrative Criticism of the New Testament: An Introduction by James L. Resseguie
- Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Reading Biblical Poetry: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Narrative Art in Genesis: Specimens of Stylistic and Structural Analysis by J. P. Fokkelman
- He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives by Richard L. Pratt
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Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Rosie Perera said:
We now have some of these:
Rosie Perera said:- Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology by Stanley Hauerwas
https://www.logos.com/product/56727/why-narrative-readings-in-narrative-theology
- Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele Berlin
https://www.logos.com/product/49621/poetics-and-interpretation-of-biblical-narrative
- What Is Narrative Criticism? (Guides to Biblical Scholarship New Testament Series) by Mark Allan Powell
https://www.logos.com/product/164583/what-is-narrative-criticism
- Narrative in the Hebrew Bible (Oxford Bible) by D. M. Gunn
https://www.logos.com/product/163577/narrative-in-the-hebrew-bible
- Mark as Story by David M. Rhoads
Also related:
- Kingsbury, Jack Dean. Matthew as Story. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988.
- Rhoads, David M., and Kari Syreeni. Characterization in the Gospels: Reconceiving Narrative Criticism. Vol. 184. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series. London; New York: T&T Clark, 2004.
- Merenlahti, Petri. Poetics for the Gospels? Rethinking Narrative Criticism. Studies of the New Testament and Its World. London; New York: T&T Clark, 2002.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Thanks a lot for the info!
I recently found and bought https://www.logos.com/product/6528/poetics-for-the-gospels-rethinking-narrative-criticism and plan to read it this year. Did not find those others.
For these:
MJ. Smith said: Also related:
- Kingsbury, Jack Dean. Matthew as Story. Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1988.
- Rhoads, David M., and Kari Syreeni. Characterization in the Gospels: Reconceiving Narrative Criticism. Vol. 184. Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series. London; New York: T&T Clark, 2004.
- Merenlahti, Petri. Poetics for the Gospels? Rethinking Narrative Criticism. Studies of the New Testament and Its World. London; New York: T&T Clark, 2002.
I dug out the links:
https://www.logos.com/product/32169/matthew-as-story-2nd-ed
https://www.logos.com/product/6527/characterization-in-the-gospels-reconceiving-narrative-criticism
https://www.logos.com/product/6528/poetics-for-the-gospels-rethinking-narrative-criticism
(Syreeni and Merenlahti are Finns, in case you appreciate that)
Lexam methods has a very short introduction to narrative hermeneutics: https://www.logos.com/product/129139/lexham-methods-series-literary-approaches-to-the-bible
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Veli Voipio said:
Syreeni and Merenlahti are Finn
Totally off topic: For North Americans of my age this brings to mind Tales from a Finnish Tupa. As a small child, I thought it was "tuba" like my brother played in the marching band.[:O]
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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Rosie Perera said:
We now have some of these:
Rosie Perera said:- Why Narrative? Readings in Narrative Theology by Stanley Hauerwas
https://www.logos.com/product/56727/why-narrative-readings-in-narrative-theology
- Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele Berlin
https://www.logos.com/product/49621/poetics-and-interpretation-of-biblical-narrative
- What Is Narrative Criticism? (Guides to Biblical Scholarship New Testament Series) by Mark Allan Powell
https://www.logos.com/product/164583/what-is-narrative-criticism
- Narrative in the Hebrew Bible (Oxford Bible) by D. M. Gunn
https://www.logos.com/product/163577/narrative-in-the-hebrew-bible
- Mark as Story by David M. Rhoads
But we still need these ones:
Rosie Perera said:- The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature) by Meir Sternberg
- A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible by Leland Ryken
- How to Read the Bible as Literature by Leland Ryken
- The Art Of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
- The Art Of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter
- The Literary Guide to the Bible by Frank Kermode
- The Great Code: The Bible and Literature by Northrop Frye
- Words with Power: Being a Second Study of "The Bible and Literature" by Northrop Frye
- The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics by Hans W. Frei
- The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary by John H. Sailhamer
- The Genesis of Secrecy: On the Interpretation of Narrative (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) by Frank Kermode
- Narrative Criticism of the New Testament: An Introduction by James L. Resseguie
- Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Reading Biblical Poetry: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Narrative Art in Genesis: Specimens of Stylistic and Structural Analysis by J. P. Fokkelman
- He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives by Richard L. Pratt
I've purchased about 1/3 of the above titles in the last year and about another 1/3 are on my "soon to purchase" list. Since I know there are many Robert Alter aficionados on the forum, it bears pointing out that Kermode's The Literary Guide to the Bible is co-edited by Alter (they share real estate on the spine).
Alter has received much support on the forum, but I'm still not sure that a majority of folks comprehend how important many of these titles are in terms of developing a coherent understanding of the Bible's message. Ideas that have managed to gain purchase (such as historio-critical moves and various doctrinal movements) take significant jabs to the solar plexus as a result of some of the insights gained from the kinds of analysis found in these resources. Many of these titles are in the "must have" category for serious Bible students. I hope more people will voice their support for these titles.
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That does look good - thanks for mentioning it.
Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."
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I find myself immediately less hopeful that How the Bible is Written will be a beacon of insight in light shade of his other title, The Redaction of Genesis. Even though his take on the redaction "process" is (it seems) fundamentally different than is typical of Biblical scholars who traffic in the idea, it still appears that his approach doesn't account for the simple fact of prophecy. People can't prophesy in the way the Bible does. Period. There is, and can only be, one Author of Scripture. Because there isn't a single book of the Bible that isn't utterly saturated with intricately woven prophecy, any discussion of "differing authorial voices" is a notion that is fundamentally crippled if not altogether stillborn. While it is within the realm of possibility (however unlikely) that YHWH chose to employ the extraordinarily complex path of assemblage proposed by redactional critics, whatever their stripe, I seriously doubt that much if anything that is useful will come from the inherently uncertain and speculative assumptions that are employed in the reverse-engineering process...never mind the inexplicable fact that not a single scrap of the dozens of speculated proto-documents has ever been found.
That said, Rendsburg's book (TRoG) does focus on narrative and poetic elements of the Bible's construction that might provide insight to readers that ultimately have little or nothing to do with actual redaction (as typically envisioned). It may be worth a read for those reasons alone. I would suggest that TRoG be added to the list of titles this thread is assembling, but there is no need. It is already in Logos. Thankfully, I already own it. Perhaps I can shoe-horn it into my "must read" list, already glutted with dozens of other titles.
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This is also already in Logos.
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Rosie Perera said:
The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary by John H. Sailhamer
Yay, this one is now in pre-pub!
https://www.logos.com/product/189780/the-pentateuch-as-narrative-a-biblical-theological-commentary
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MJ. Smith said:
The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeutics by Hans W. Frei
This one is now in pre-pub:
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Another update a few years on. As of April 4, 2019, we still needed these ones:
Rosie Perera said:- The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature) by Meir Sternberg
- A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible by Leland Ryken
- How to Read the Bible as Literature by Leland Ryken
- The Art Of Biblical Narrative by Robert Alter
- The Art Of Biblical Poetry by Robert Alter
- The Literary Guide to the Bible by Frank Kermode
- The Great Code: The Bible and Literature by Northrop Frye
- Words with Power: Being a Second Study of "The Bible and Literature" by Northrop Frye
- The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics by Hans W. Frei
- The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary by John H. Sailhamer
- The Genesis of Secrecy: On the Interpretation of Narrative (Charles Eliot Norton Lectures) by Frank Kermode
- Narrative Criticism of the New Testament: An Introduction by James L. Resseguie
- Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Reading Biblical Poetry: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
- Narrative Art in Genesis: Specimens of Stylistic and Structural Analysis by J. P. Fokkelman
- He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives by Richard L. Pratt
Since then the following have been published by Logos (links updated to point to the Logos title):
- The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics by Hans W. Frei
- The Pentateuch as Narrative: A Biblical-Theological Commentary by John H. Sailhamer
I have added requests on the FeedBear feedback site for these (links to the requests to VOTE on here):
The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading (Indiana Studies in Biblical Literature) by Meir Sternberg
The Literary Guide to the Bible [edited] by [Robert Alter &] Frank Kermode
The Great Code: The Bible and Literature by Northrop Frye
Words with Power: Being a Second Study of "The Bible and Literature" by Northrop Frye
Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
Reading Biblical Poetry: An Introductory Guide by J. P. Fokkelman
He Gave Us Stories: The Bible Student's Guide to Interpreting Old Testament Narratives by Richard L. Pratt
There's already a much-voted-for request for the books of Robert Alter:
https://feedback.logos.com/boards/logos-book-requests/posts/books-by-robert-alter
An additional book that I hadn't listed above, but have now requested:
Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative by Adele BerlinThe others on my old list I have dropped since they are not as important.
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We need more of these books in Logos.
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Rosie Perera said:
This one is now available. Showed up in around March 2024, but I didn't noticed it at the time:
The Poetics of Biblical Narrative: Ideological Literature and the Drama of Reading
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