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Leland Ryken

Author of Dictionary of Biblical Imagery

Includes the names: L. Ryken, LELAND RYKEN, Leland Ryken, Dr. Leland Ryken, Leland Dr. Ryken, gen. ed. Leland Ryken, Leland Ryken - General Editor

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Leland Ryken (PhD, University of Oregon) served as professor of English at Wheaton College for nearly fifty years. He has authored or edited over fifty books, including The Word of God in English and A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible. He is a frequent speaker at the Evangelical Theological Society's annual meetings and served as literary stylist for the English Standard Version Bible. Glenda Faye Mathes (BLS, University of Iowa) is a professional writer with a passion for literary excellence. She has authored over a thousand articles and several nonfiction books as well as the Matthew in the Middle fiction series. Glenda has been the featured speaker at women's conferences and at seminars for prison inmates.
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Dictionary of Biblical Imagery (Editor) 810 copies, 3 reviews
Worldly Saints: The Puritans As They Really Were 627 copies, 5 reviews
How to read the Bible as literature 592 copies, 3 reviews
The Word of God in English: Criteria for Excellence in Bible Translation 529 copies, 2 reviews
Words of Delight: A Literary Introduction to the Bible 387 copies
The Christian Imagination: The Practice of Faith in Literature and Writing… 327 copies
Effective Bible Teaching (Author) 309 copies
ESV The Literary Study Bible 282 copies, 2 reviews
Preach the Word: Essays on Expository Preaching: In Honor of R. Kent… (Editor) 249 copies, 1 review
Understanding English Bible Translation: The Case for an Essentially… 204 copies, 2 reviews
Choosing a Bible: Understanding Bible Translation Differences 182 copies, 3 reviews
The Liberated Imagination: Thinking Christianly About the Arts (Wheaton… 171 copies
J. I. Packer: An Evangelical Life 158 copies
A Complete Literary Guide to the Bible (Editor) 157 copies, 1 review
Redeeming the Time: A Christian Approach to Work and Leisure 146 copies
Ryken's Bible Handbook 145 copies, 4 reviews
40 Favorite Hymns on the Christian Life: A Closer Look at Their Spiritual… 134 copies, 1 review
Pastors in the Classics: Timeless Lessons on Life and Ministry from World… 114 copies, 2 reviews
Realms of Gold: The Classics in Christian Perspective (Wheaton Literary… 110 copies
The Legacy of the King James Bible: Celebrating 400 Years of the Most… 102 copies, 1 review
Work & Leisure in Christian Perspective 90 copies
Culture in Christian Perspective: A Door to Understanding and Enjoying the… 83 copies
A Reader's Guide Through the Wardrobe: Exploring C. S. Lewis Classic Story 83 copies
Literature of the Bible 82 copies
The ESV and the English Bible Legacy 72 copies
The Soul in Paraphrase: A Treasury of Classic Devotional Poems 68 copies
How Bible Stories Work: A Guided Study of Biblical Narrative (Reading the… 65 copies, 1 review
Milton's Paradise Lost (Christian Guides to the Classics) 63 copies
Windows to the World: Literature in Christian Perspective 58 copies
A Christian Guide to the Classics 53 copies
Homer's The Odyssey 53 copies
A Complete Handbook of Literary Forms in the Bible 52 copies, 1 review
Bible Translation Differences: Criteria For Excellence In Reading And… 51 copies
Triumphs of the Imagination: Literature in Christian Perspective 50 copies
Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (Christian Guides to the… 46 copies, 1 review
Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter (Christian Guides to the Classics) 44 copies
Literary introductions to the books of the Bible 42 copies
Shakespeare's Macbeth (Christian Guides to the Classics) 41 copies
A Reader's Guide to Caspian: A Journey into C. S. Lewis's Narnia 36 copies
Recovering the lost art of reading : a quest for the true, the good, and… 34 copies, 2 reviews
Dickens's Great Expectations (Christian Guides to the Classics) 33 copies
Words of Life: A Literary Introduction to the New Testament 33 copies
Jesus the Hero: A Guided Literary Study of the Gospels (Reading the Bible… 29 copies, 1 review
The Devotional Poetry of Donne, Herbert, and Milton (Christian Guides to… 29 copies
Short Sentences Long Remembered: A Guided Study Proverbs and Other Wisdom… 28 copies, 1 review
Sweeter Than Honey, Richer Than Gold: A Guided Study of Biblical Poetry 28 copies, 1 review
Augustine's Confessions (Christian Guides to the Classics) 28 copies
The New Testament in Literary Criticism (Library of Literary Criticism) 23 copies
Shakespeare's Hamlet (Christian Guides to the Classics) 22 copies
Symbols and Reality: A Guided Study of Prophecy, Apocalypse, and Visionary… 21 copies, 1 review
Letters of Grace & Beauty: A Guided Literary Study of New Testament… 19 copies, 1 review
Apocalyptic Vision in "Paradise Lost" 10 copies
40 Favorite Hymns of the Christian Faith: A Closer Look at Their Spiritual… 10 copies
Formas literárias da Bíblia 3 copies
The Bible as Literature: Theory and Methodology (Supplemental Readings),… 2 copies
The Literature of the New Testament 1 copy
The Literary Influence of the Bible 1 copy
The Bible as Literature: A Brief History 1 copy
Bridging the History Gap 1 copy, 1 review
Unlocking the Bible's Library 1 copy
Powerlines: What Great Evangelical Leaders Believed About the Holy Spirit,… 1 copy
Shakespeare Handbook 1 copy
Parables and portraits of the Bible 1 copy, 1 review
Reading the Bible as Literature 1 copy
A Teacher's Guide to Heroes of Genesis 1 copy, 1 review
Heroes of Genesis 1 copy, 1 review
A Teacher's Guide to Heroines of the Bible 1 copy, 1 review
A teacher's guide to parables and portraits of the Bible 1 copy, 1 review
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1942-05-17
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New Sharon, Iowa, USA
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New Sharon, Iowa, USA (birth)
Pella, Iowa, USA
Wheaton, Illinois, USA
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Central College-now Central University of Iowa (B.A., 1964)
University of Oregon (Ph.D., 1968)
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Professor (Literature | Wheaton College | Wheaton, Illinois, USA)
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Ryken, Philip Graham (son)
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Modern Language Association
Milton Society of America
Evangelical Theological Society
Conference on Christianity and Literature
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