Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership for the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than thirty books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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• Introduction: Scope and ProcedurePart 1: Literary Theory and the Conventions of Biblical Narrative and Poetry1. The Location of Meaning2. History of the Study of the Old Testament as Literature3. Genre Triggers Reading Strategy4. Narrative Prose as Genre5. Poetry as Genre6. IntertextualityPart 2: The Analysis of Illustrative Prose-Narrative Texts7. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Torah8. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Historical BooksPart 3: The Analysis of Illustrative Poetic Texts9. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Psalms10. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from Wisdom Literature11. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Prophets and Epic PoetryPostlude: The Old Testament as LiteratureIndexes

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership for the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than thirty books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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• Introduction: Scope and ProcedurePart 1: Literary Theory and the Conventions of Biblical Narrative and Poetry1. The Location of Meaning2. History of the Study of the Old Testament as Literature3. Genre Triggers Reading Strategy4. Narrative Prose as Genre5. Poetry as Genre6. IntertextualityPart 2: The Analysis of Illustrative Prose-Narrative Texts7. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Torah8. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Historical BooksPart 3: The Analysis of Illustrative Poetic Texts9. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Psalms10. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from Wisdom Literature11. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Prophets and Epic PoetryPostlude: The Old Testament as LiteratureIndexes

Tremper Longman III (PhD, Yale University) is Distinguished Scholar and Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies at Westmont College. He has served in leadership for the Institute for Biblical Research for many years. Longman is the author of more than thirty books, including biblical commentaries, scholarly works, and popular books on how to interpret the Bible. He is also a senior translator and a member of the Bible Translation Committee for the New Living Translation. He lives in Alexandria, Virginia.

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• Introduction: Scope and ProcedurePart 1: Literary Theory and the Conventions of Biblical Narrative and Poetry1. The Location of Meaning2. History of the Study of the Old Testament as Literature3. Genre Triggers Reading Strategy4. Narrative Prose as Genre5. Poetry as Genre6. IntertextualityPart 2: The Analysis of Illustrative Prose-Narrative Texts7. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Torah8. Literary Readings of Prose Narratives from the Historical BooksPart 3: The Analysis of Illustrative Poetic Texts9. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Psalms10. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from Wisdom Literature11. Literary Readings of Poetic Texts from the Prophets and Epic PoetryPostlude: The Old Testament as LiteratureIndexes