{"product_id":"the-art-of-biblical-narrative-9780465022557","title":"The Art of Biblical Narrative","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated translator of the Hebrew Bible Robert Alter, the \"groundbreaking\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) book that explores the Bible as literature, a winner of the National Jewish Book Award.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Renowned critic and translator Robert Alter's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Biblical Narrative\u003c\/i\u003e has radically expanded our view of the Bible by recasting it as a work of literary art deserving studied criticism. In this seminal work, Alter describes how the Hebrew Bible's many authors used innovative literary styles and devices such as parallelism, contrastive dialogue, and narrative tempo to tell one of the most revolutionary stories of all time: the revelation of a single God. In so doing, Alter shows, these writers reshaped not only history, but also the art of storytelling itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Alter\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime contributions to American letters, he lives in Berkeley, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50514181554450,"sku":"9780465022557","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4a1a19dd-1264-4f10-ac5d-4834424766ca.jpg?v=1730974899","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-art-of-biblical-narrative-9780465022557","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}