Roland Mushat Frye

Understanding the Bible as an account of the unfolding revelation of God to humankind through history, Roland Mushat Frye suggests that the many sub-plots, monologues, and reflections of the Bible compose a coherent story that continues through both the Old and New Testaments. The convictions of the Bible, to be sure, are the convictions of religion and ethics, he writes, but the methods are the methods of literature. Carefully arranging a selection of excerpts that comprise approximately...