The work of a blogmaster is never done. I replaced the sideblog on the right sidebar with a blogroll of "DMI's Greatest Hits," 24 posts drawn from the 511 (now 512) that I have posted since moving DMI over to this Typepad site in March 2004. Stats: 9 of the 24 relate to LDS history; 10 of the 24 are based on or flow from a book I read. On the left sidebar, I created a new list, "Bible Books," and added a few of the Old Testament books I've been working on lately. For a nice listing of useful supplements to reading the Old Testament, go peruse A Call for Old Testament Help at LDSLF. I picked up the name Robert Alter in that thread, which led me to The Literary Guide to the Bible (see sidebar) at my local library. It includes an excellent introductory essay by Alter, as well as a second short essay by him entitled "The Characteristics of Ancient Hebrew Poetry."
Alter is one of my favorites--learned, insightful, and accessible. I own a number of his books, including the Art of Biblical Narrative, the Art of Biblical Poetry, The World of Biblical Literature, A Literary Guide to the Bible, Genesis, The Story of David, and the Five Books of Moses.
Posted by: Justin | Jan 12, 2006 at 06:44 AM
David J also posted a commented upon list of "Go-to Guides" for reading Genesis here
Posted by: John C. | Jan 12, 2006 at 08:06 AM