So, that's the first point: It's material. The second point is that narrative has a form, and that it can be constructed, built.

这就是我第一个观点：它是物质的，第二个理由是,叙述故事有一个框架，它可以像一个手工品一样。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选

And they were able to write themselves back into the narratives and stories of Israel's past.

他们便能将自己也纳入叙述部分,写在以色列的历史故事中。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选

Most of the narrative account in Genesis 12 to 50 with the exception of the Joseph story, actually but most of Genesis 12 through 50 is assigned by scholars to the J source, and certain themes emerge in the J narrative.

创世纪》第12章到50章大部分的叙述0,除了约瑟夫的故事外,《创世纪》12章到50章大部分被学者认为是J来源，而一些特定主题出现在J来源的叙述中。

耶鲁公开课 - 旧约导论课程节选