CRITICISM

Boadt, Lawrence. Review of The Book of God: A Response to the Bible, by Gabriel Josipovici. Theological Studies 50, No. 4 (December 1989): 786–787.

Boadt argues that Josipovici is only partially successful in his attempt to reinterpret the Bible in The Book of God.

Cheyette, Bryan. “From Game to Silence.” Times Literary Supplement (13 May 1988): 533.

Cheyette praises the thematic and intellectual issues raised in In the Fertile Land.

Clee, Nicholas. “Walking and Talking.” Times Literary Supplement (23 September 1994): 23.

Clee offers a positive assessment of Moo Pak, noting that Josipovici's previous questions about the adequacy of language are explored further in the novel.

Clifford, Richard. Review of The Book of God: A Response to the Bible, by Gabriel Josipovici. Journal of Religion 71, No. 4 (October 1991): 634.

Clifford offers a positive assessment of The Book of God, calling the work informative and instructional.

Dyer, Geoff. Review of In the Fertile Land, by Gabriel Josipovici. New Statesman (8 January 1988): 32.

Dyer offers a negative assessment of In the Fertile Land, faulting the work for being formulaic and derivative.

Hornsby, Samuel G., Jr. Review of The Book of God: A Response to the Bible, by Gabriel Josipovici. Southern Humanities Review 24, No. 3 (Summer 1990): 282–283.

Hornsby examines the central themes of The Book of God.

Jeffrey, David L. “The Bible as Literature in the 1980s: A Guide for the Perplexed.” University of Toronto Quarterly 59, No. 4 (Summer 1990): 569–580.

Jeffrey compares and contrasts several recent works of Biblical scholarship, including The Book of God.

Read, Piers Paul. “Reconciling the Old with the New.” Spectator (7 January 1989): 23.

Read offers a positive assessment of The Book of God.

Additional coverage of Josipovici's life and career is contained in the following sources published by the Gale Group: Contemporary Authors, Vols. 37–40; Contemporary Authors Autobiography Series, Vol. 8; Contemporary Authors New Revision Series, Vols. 47, 84; Contemporary Novelists; Dictionary of Literary Biography, Vol. 14; and Literature Resource Center.