Cover -- Contents -- INTRODUCTION: The Bible as Literature -- THE HEBREW BIBLE -- The Five Books of Moses -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Numbers -- Deuteronomy -- Four Heroines -- Deborah (Judges 5) -- Ruth -- Esther -- Judith -- David (1 and 2 Samuel to 1 Kings 2) -- The Prophets -- Elijah and Elisha (1 Kings 17 to 2 Kings) -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Ezekiel -- Daniel -- Hosea -- Amos -- Jonah -- Micah -- Psalms 1 -- Psalms 2 -- Proverbs -- Job -- Ecclesiastes -- The Song of Songs -- THE APOCRYPHA -- The Hidden Books -- Esdras -- Tobit -- The Wisdom of Solomon -- Ecclesiasticus: The Wisdom of Ben Sira -- The History of Susanna -- THE GREEK NEW TESTAMENT -- The Literary Merit of the Greek New Testament -- Mark -- John -- The Writings of Paul -- Romans -- 1 Corinthians -- 2 Corinthians -- Galatians -- Hebrews -- James -- Revelation -- Acknowledgments -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.