Parables and fables as distinctive Jewish literary genres the origins and structure of indirect speech about God / [electronic resource] :
Mishael M. Caspi and John T. Greene ; with a foreword by J. Harold Ellens.
- Lewiston, N.Y. : Edwin Mellen Press, c2011.
- 1 online resource (382 p.)
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
A book that concerns itself with the historical development of the fable or parable as a way of communicating knowledge and truth, in both Judaism and Christianity.
Bible--Parables. Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Narration in the Bible. God in literature. Parables in rabbinical literature. Jewish parables. Jewish legends. Fables. Rabbinical literature--History and criticism. Bible -- Criticism, interpretation, etc. Bible -- Parables. Fables. God in literature. Jesus Christ -- Parables. Jewish legends. Jewish parables. Narration in the Bible. Parables in rabbinical literature. Rabbinical literature -- History and criticism. Religion. RELIGION / Judaism / Sacred Writings