Download or read book Patterns of Destiny written by Diane M. Sharon and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2002-06-23 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diane Sharon uses the tools of structuralist literary criticism to uncover social and theological patterns in biblical literature. She provides a brief framework for understanding the approach used in her study, then demonstrates that the notion of destiny, specifically the ideas of establishment / foundation and condemnation / doom, are embedded in narrative that includes an eating and drinking event.