Personification in the Bible Personification in the Bible Personification, the attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts such as nations, emotions and natural forces like seasons and the weather, is a literary device found in many ancient texts, including the Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament. Personification is often part of allegory, parable and metaphor in the Bible. A famous example of personification is the personification of Wisdom as a woman in the Book of Proverbs, or natural forces in the Book of Job. An early example of zoomorphism in the Hebrew Bible is when sin is likened to an animal "crouching"
The Neon Bible "Ratings Guy", Peter Griffin mentions "The Neon Bible" as "one of John Kennedy Toole's early, unheralded works" while emceeing the Public Access Radio show "Book Talk". In 1995 a movie of the book was released. The film "The Neon Bible" was directed by Terence Davies, with a screenplay by Davies based on Toole's novel. The cast includes Drake Bell, Leo Burmester, Denis Leary, Peter McRobbie, Gena Rowlands, Diana Scarwid and Jacob Tierney. The Neon Bible The Neon Bible is John Kennedy Toole's first novel, written at the age of 16. Its main appeal is as an early look at the