The Bible is one of the masterpieces of world literature. It is the most widely distributed of all books and contains some of the world's greatest writing--from the songs of praise in Psalms to the great stories in the book of Genesis.Critical Companion to the Bible examines the Bible as a work of literature, focusing on its language and verbal structures and on the imaginative quality of its thought. This invaluable resource is an essential addition to high school and college literature and religion classes.