God As Storyteller: Seeking Meaning in Biblical Narrative

Title: God As Storyteller: Seeking Meaning in Biblical Narrative

Author: John A. Beck

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Synopsis: John Beck honors the role of God as storyteller and discusses how God's inspired authors carefully selected presented events in ways that instilled them with meaning that remains life-changing thousands of years later. This book surveys the traditional categories of narrative criticism, noting how the design of scene, plot, characterization, narration, time, and wordplay shape the story we read." "Where a Bible story takes place is also a key part of its meaning, so Beck introduces and explores narrative geography as an important analytical tool, as he surveys well-known biblical passages - Jesus' speaking with the Samaritan woman at a well and the story of Jonah, among others. Retrieved from Books in Print 11/18/09.