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Thematic guide to biblical literature

Each chapter cites works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.Each chapter discusses the biblical significance of the theme, provides scriptural citations and quotations, and relates the theme to frequently read literary works.
Print Book, English, ©2007
Greenwood Press, Westport, Conn., ©2007
xi, 267 pages ; 26 cm
9780313337093, 0313337098
237891578
Introduction
Creation
Earthly paradise
Nature
Animals and humans
Temptation and sin
God's love, human's response
Friends and family
Love and marriage
The hero
Women as heroes
The journey of life
Slavery and freedom
War
Good people
Justice
Government and politics
Predestination and free will
Truth
Death and the afterlife
Last days