The Hebrew Bible
A Translation With Commentary
WW Norton · Print & ebook · January 8, 2019
A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original.
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- Who it’s for
- Read the Hebrew Bible as poetry, purposeful prose, and a work of spiritual force.
- Themes
- Family conflict, Flawed humanity, Questioning divine justice
- Genres
- Other English Bibles, Jewish Scriptures, Old Testament Studies
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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.
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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.
Literary and Sacred
Read the Hebrew Bible as poetry, purposeful prose, and a work of spiritual force.
Come here for
- Compact poetry and finely wrought prose
- A translation attentive to literary power
Expect
- Commentary on literary and historical dimensions
- A text that invites both immersion and reflection
Where it sits
| Old Testament Studies | 46% |
|---|---|
| Jewish Scriptures | 36% |
| Other English Bibles | 32% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Bible: Other Translations
- Old Testament Commentary
- Authors
- Robert Alter
- Publisher
- WW Norton
- Published
- January 8, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Family conflict · Flawed humanity · Questioning divine justice
- Reading lane
- Bible: Other Translations