The great poems of the bible : a reader's companion with new trasnlation / James L. Kugel

By:

KUGEL, James L

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Free Press, c1999.Description: 350p. : ill. ; 22cmISBN:

9781416589020

Subject(s):

Religion. -- RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- General

DDC classification:

22nd ed. 809.93522 KUG

Summary: From the Psalms to the Prophets, from job to Ecclesiastes, much of the Bible is written in poetry. The poems of the Bible include some of its best known and most beloved passages: "The Lord is my shepherd," "Let justice roll down like waters," "By the rivers of Babylon," "Remember your Creator," "Arise, shine, for thy light is come!" These poems live in the hearts of those who are familiar with the Bible and offer rich rewards to anyone who is approaching the world's greatest book for the first time.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Literature/Kiswahili Fasihi	809.93522 KUG (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00007907

Includes bibliography and index

From the Psalms to the Prophets, from job to Ecclesiastes, much of the Bible is written in poetry. The poems of the Bible include some of its best known and most beloved passages: "The Lord is my shepherd," "Let justice roll down like waters," "By the rivers of Babylon," "Remember your Creator," "Arise, shine, for thy light is come!" These poems live in the hearts of those who are familiar with the Bible and offer rich rewards to anyone who is approaching the world's greatest book for the first time.

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