The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary, Volume 3
Feb 2019 · W. W. Norton & Company
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A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original. A masterpiece of deep learning and fine sensibility, Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible, now complete, reanimates one of the formative works of our culture. Capturing its brilliantly compact poetry and finely wrought, purposeful prose, Alter renews the Old Testament as a source of literary power and spiritual inspiration. From the family frictions of Genesis and King David’s flawed humanity to the serene wisdom of Psalms and Job’s incendiary questioning of God’s ways, these magnificent works of world literature resonate with a startling immediacy. Featuring Alter’s generous commentary, which quietly alerts readers to the literary and historical dimensions of the text, this is the definitive edition of the Hebrew Bible.
A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original. A masterpiece of deep learning and fine sensibility, Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible, now complete, reanimates one of the formative works of our c...
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Bee M
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February 27, 2020
Wrong from the first sentence mistranslated.
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Marlen Gottman
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October 5, 2023
This is one of The Best Transelations !
About the author
Robert Alter’s published work has earned him the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation and the Los Angeles Times’s Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he is a longtime professor of comparative literature at University of California, Berkeley, and lives near campus.
Robert Alter’s published work has earned him the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation and the Los Angeles Times’s Robert Kirsch Award for lifetime achievement. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, he is a longtime professor of comparative literature at University of Califor...
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