People of the Book: Christian Identity and Literary Culture

In this book David Lyle Jeffrey seeks to characterize illustratively the historical commitment of Christianity to the literacy and literature of Western culture. Against postmodernist tendencies to deride the historical commitment to meaning in Western art and literature as a regressive "logocentrism," Jeffrey argues that the biblical tradition-the cultural and literary identity forged among Western Christians by virtue of being a "People of the Book"-has in fact given rise to Western literacy. Jeffrey looks at the Christian "grand narrative" as it is reflected in Western literature, making apt use of the visual arts by incorporating a series of twenty-eight black-and-white illustrations that enrich and fortify the story it tells.

Author: David Lyle Jeffrey
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 07/01/1996
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780802841773

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 09/01/1996 pg. 38
Books & Culture 01/01/2002 pg. 34

About the Author
David Lyle Jeffrey is Distinguished Professor of Literature and the Humanities at Baylor University, Waco, Texas, and an eminent authority on the Bible, art, and culture. His previous books include People of the Book: Christian Identity and Literary Culture.

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