Outline

Acknowledgments

Introduction

The Text of Red Sea Story in Exod 13:17-14:31 (NRSV)

1.   Narrative: Some Basic Ideas

1.1.   A Definition of Narrative or Story
1.2.   The Boundaries of Stories
1.3.   The Relation of Narrative to the World: Realistic and Thematic Narrative
1.4.   History and Story
1.5.   Realistic and Thematic Dimensions in the Red Sea Story
1.6   Footnotes for Chapter 1

  1. Author, Narrator, and the Worldview

2.1. Author, Narrator, and Worldview
2.2. First and Third Person Narrators
2.3. More Than One Author and Narrator
2.4.   Narrative Lens or Focalization
2.5.   Reliability
2.6. Footnotes for Chapter 2

  1. Narrative Time and Narrative Space

3.1.   Narrative Time
3.2.   Narrative Space
3.3. Footnotes for Chapter 3

  1. Characters and Other Entities

4.1.   Flat and Round Characters
4.2. Other Entities
4.3. Characters in the Red Sea Story
4.4 Footnotes for Chapter 3

  1. Plot

5.1.  Tension, Resolution, and Retardation
5.2.  Repetition: Key Word, Motif, and Theme
5.3.  Sequence and Arrangement
5.4.  Duration or Narrative Time
5.5.  Frequency
5.6.  Gaps
5.7.  Basic Plots
5.8.  Closure and Interpretation
5.9.   Footnotes for Section 5

  1. The Plot of the Red Sea Story

6.1.   Description of the Hero
6.2.   Tension: Threat and Reaction of Fear
6.3   Resolution 1: Israel Escapes
6.4   Resolution 2: The Destruction of Pharaoh and the Egyptians
6.5   Recognition of the Hero
6.6.   Footnotes for Section 6

  1. Conclusion

Glossary

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