Hebrew Bible Interpretation I & II: Narrative Criticism

An overview of resources available at the Yale Divinity Library for students in Hebrew Bible Interpretation I and II

Intro to Narrative Criticism

How to Read Bible Stories: An Introduction to Narrative Criticism by Daniel Marguerat; Yvan Bourquin An introduction to narrative criticism.
The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Narrative by Danna Fewell (Editor) Offers critical treatments of the Bible's narratives and topics related to the Bible's narrative constructions. Includes entries of all the books of the Pentateuch, and Judges thru Kings.
Reading Hebrew Bible Narratives by J. Andrew Dearman Introduces readers to narrative traditions of the Hebrew Bible and to methods of interpreting them. Includes examples from Genesis and 1 Kings.
The Poetics of Biblical Narrative (Online) by Meir Sternberg Looks at the Bible as a literary work. Includes exegetical case studies on Rebekah, David and Bathsheba, Joseph, Genesis, Samuel, and Saul.
Old Testament Narrative: A Guide to Interpretation by Jerome T. Walsh Explains how to interpret narrative passages of Scripture based on standard literary elements such as plot, characterization, setting, pace, point of view, and patterns of repetition.