[PDF.72nd] Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary

Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary

[PDF.zn59] Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary

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 | #513631 in Books |  W W Norton Company |  2014-04-14 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.20 x1.50 x6.20l,1.86 | File type: PDF | 880 pages

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||47 of 47 people found the following review helpful.| Masterful Translation, Instructive Commentary|By Stephen R. Harris Jr.|By and large, Alter's work is a milestone in the art of translation and is in and of itself an instructive resource for students of the Bible in general, and students of Hebrew in particular. Typically, the practice of translation is viewed through the lens of a false dichotomy: either translations are me| |Alter's translation can be fairly described as a godsend...Immediately readable, immensely learned, an education and a restitution. --Seamus Heaney

The poets will rejoice. Alter's language ascends to a rare purity through a plainness that equals the

Robert Alter’s award-winning translation of the Hebrew Bible continues with the stirring narrative of Israel’s ancient history.

To read the books of the Former Prophets in this riveting Robert Alter translation is to discover an entertaining amalgam of hair-raising action and high literary achievement. Samson, the vigilante superhero of Judges, slaughters thousands of Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey. David, the Machiavellian p...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation with Commentary   |  Robert Alter.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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