Yours Faithfully Virtual Letters from the Bible |
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| Author:
| Davies, Philip R. |
| Series title: | BibleWorld Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-904768-32-6 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2014 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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'Yours Faithfully' presents an anthology of virtual letters from the Bible, in which leading scholars imagine correspondence between biblical characters. Each letter conveys the insights that a given character might have and, together, the letters provide a rich sense of the concerns which propel and characters who inhabit the Bible. The letters are written in a range of styles - from the strictly historical to the very contemporary - and embrace the serious and the playful. The aim is...
More Description'Yours Faithfully' presents an anthology of virtual letters from the Bible, in which leading scholars imagine correspondence between biblical characters. Each letter conveys the insights that a given character might have and, together, the letters provide a rich sense of the concerns which propel and characters who inhabit the Bible. The letters are written in a range of styles - from the strictly historical to the very contemporary - and embrace the serious and the playful. The aim is to offer a commentary on familiar texts and events and to continue a long tradition of retelling stories from the Bible.