The book I found in the library is entitled Reading Biblical Narrative: An Introductory Guide by Dr. J. P. Fokkelman. I used the Lafayette College card catalog to search for my book. I first searched Noah & the Flood, which took me to Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction by Eric H. Cline on the 2nd floor of the library. However, this book mainly concerned biblical sites and the excavations of these sites, so I figured I would continue my search for a more relevant book. After looking at the books adjacent to this book I found Reading Biblical Narrative.

I was surprised to see how potentially beneficial this book could be for my studies in this course. Many of the learning outcomes of this book run in unison with the learning outcomes of our course. Reading Biblical Narrative teaches amateur readers of the Bible certain skills to enhance their analysis and understanding of the bible. Fokkelman provides the reader with a thorough breakdown of the Bible’s organization, point of view, narration, etc. Reading Biblical Narratives discusses mostly the Old Testament of the Hebrew bible, but does offer some analysis of the New Testament. I thought this to be the most relevant book to this course in this section of the library; especially considering a majority of the surrounding books concerned the Christian Bible.