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 19
... verse 27. hold sway. The verb radah is not the normal Hebrew verb for “rule” (the latter is reflected in “dominion” of verse 16), and in most of the contexts in which it occurs it seems to suggest an absolute or even fierce exercise of ...
... verse 27. hold sway. The verb radah is not the normal Hebrew verb for “rule” (the latter is reflected in “dominion” of verse 16), and in most of the contexts in which it occurs it seems to suggest an absolute or even fierce exercise of ...
Pàgina 20
... verse: “This is the tale [literally, these are the begettings] of the heavens and the earth when they were created,” these two paired terms, “heavens” and “earth,” taking us back in an envelope structure to the paired terms of the very ...
... verse: “This is the tale [literally, these are the begettings] of the heavens and the earth when they were created,” these two paired terms, “heavens” and “earth,” taking us back in an envelope structure to the paired terms of the very ...
Pàgina 35
... verse, equally lack the definite article and yet clearly refer to “the human creature” or “humankind.” God's calling “them” by the name adam (verse 2) is also an explicit indication that the term is not exclusively masculine, and so it ...
... verse, equally lack the definite article and yet clearly refer to “the human creature” or “humankind.” God's calling “them” by the name adam (verse 2) is also an explicit indication that the term is not exclusively masculine, and so it ...
Pàgina 40
... verse. 6. grieved. The same verbal root, -ts-b, is reflected in Eve's pangs, Adam's pain, and “the pain of our hands' work.” 9. lineage. The listing of Noah's three sons in the next verse supports this sense of toledot, but it might ...
... verse. 6. grieved. The same verbal root, -ts-b, is reflected in Eve's pangs, Adam's pain, and “the pain of our hands' work.” 9. lineage. The listing of Noah's three sons in the next verse supports this sense of toledot, but it might ...
Pàgina 55
... verse 20 and verse 31 to summarize the list of the descendants of each of Noah's other two sons. 8. He was the first mighty man on earth. The Hebrew, which says literally, “he began to be a mighty man,” uses the same idiom that is ...
... verse 20 and verse 31 to summarize the list of the descendants of each of Noah's other two sons. 8. He was the first mighty man on earth. The Hebrew, which says literally, “he began to be a mighty man,” uses the same idiom that is ...
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