The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with CommentaryW. W. Norton & Company, 17 d’oct. 2008 - 1120 pàgines "A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. In this landmark work, Alter's masterly translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation and the Koret Jewish Book Award for Translation, a Newsweek Top 15 Book, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book. |
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Pàgina xviii
... things in fine focus for the first time. There is, however, a crucial difference between philology as a tool for ... thing. Literature in general, and the narrative prose of the Hebrew Bible in particular, cultivates certain profound ...
... things in fine focus for the first time. There is, however, a crucial difference between philology as a tool for ... thing. Literature in general, and the narrative prose of the Hebrew Bible in particular, cultivates certain profound ...
Pàgina xxxv
... thing, for he wanted Jacob's daughter.” Suddenly, as the catastrophe of this gruesome tale becomes imminent, we learn that the sexually impulsive man is only a lad, probably an adolescent like Dinah—a discovery that is bound to ...
... thing, for he wanted Jacob's daughter.” Suddenly, as the catastrophe of this gruesome tale becomes imminent, we learn that the sexually impulsive man is only a lad, probably an adolescent like Dinah—a discovery that is bound to ...
Pàgina xliii
... all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. introduction The first of the two verses (up to “into xliii.
... all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl after his kind, every bird of every sort. introduction The first of the two verses (up to “into xliii.
Pàgina xliv
... thing that creepeth upon the earth” is a whole mouthful of syllables in exchange for the compactness of the Hebrew; and “every bird of every sort” falls flat as a final cadence (apart from being inaccurate as a translation). Here is ...
... thing that creepeth upon the earth” is a whole mouthful of syllables in exchange for the compactness of the Hebrew; and “every bird of every sort” falls flat as a final cadence (apart from being inaccurate as a translation). Here is ...
Pàgina xlv
... things that crawl upon the earth after their kind.” Here is my own version, far from perfect, but meant to preserve more of ... thing. Biblical Hebrew, in sum, has a distinctive music, a lovely precision of lexical choice, a meaningful ...
... things that crawl upon the earth after their kind.” Here is my own version, far from perfect, but meant to preserve more of ... thing. Biblical Hebrew, in sum, has a distinctive music, a lovely precision of lexical choice, a meaningful ...
Continguts
ix | |
xlix | |
9 | |
17 | |
33 | |
introduction | 299 |
LEVITICUS | 535 |
introduction | 675 |
the book of numbers | 683 |
introduction | 869 |
the book of deuteronomy | 879 |
for further reading | 1061 |
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Aaron Abraham according actually altar ancient animal appears beast become beginning biblical blessing blood bring brothers brought called camp chapter charged clan covenant daughters death Deuteronomy divine earth Egypt Egyptian English episode Exodus eyes face fact father fire five follows forward garments genesis give given God’s hand head heart Hebrew hold holy human hundred indication Isaac Israel Israelites Jacob Joseph journeyed keep kind king land language laws literally live look Lord Lord’s means Meeting midst Moses Moses’s mountain narrative noted numbers offense offering perhaps person Pharaoh phrase presence priest refers reflects saying seems sense seven silver slaves sons speak spoke stand stone story suggests Tabernacle Tent term thing tion took towns translation tribe turn unclean verb verse whole wife wilderness woman