Fokkelman, J.P. <br/><br/>
Reading Biblical narrative :  an introductory guide / 
J.P. Fokkelman. 
 - Louisville, KE :  Westminster John Knox Press,  c1999. 
 - 216 p. ;  pbk ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/> Translation of Vertelkunst in de bijbel : een handleiding bij literair lezen by Uitgeverij Boekencentrum, Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, c1995. 
<br/><br/>	Preliminary exercise: a very short story: 2 Kings 4:1-7 --<br/>Introduction: the art of reading components I and II --<br/>Twelve stories at a glance: the practice area --<br/>The narrator and his characters --<br/>Action, hero, quest and plot --<br/>Time and space, entrances and exits: the power of a correct structuration --<br/>The power of repetition: the dialectics of similarity and difference --<br/>Points of view, knowledge and values --<br/>Stories organized: act, cycle, book --<br/>The collaboration of prose and poetry --<br/>The New Testament --<br/>The reader's attitude, ten productive questions: suggestions for further reading. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Uniform Titles: </label><br/>Bible.--Language style.<br/>Bible.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Bible as literature.<br/>Narration in the Bible.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>220.66/FOK