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The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes : A Translation

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Like New: A book that has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust ...
Publication Name
Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Features
Dust Jacket
ISBN
9780393068122

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-10
0393068129
ISBN-13
9780393068122
eBay Product ID (ePID)
84564848

Product Key Features

Book Title
Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes : a Translation with Commentary
Number of Pages
560 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Biblical Studies / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Religion
Author
Robert Alter
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
27.7 Oz
Item Length
1 in
Item Width
0.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2010-021583
Reviews
"A master translator of Hebrew poetry." -- Jon Meacham (The New York Times Book Review) "Masterfully translated." -- John Timpane (Philadelphia Inquirer) "Magnificent: This translation is superb [and] the commentary is rich in linguistic, historical, and literary insights that immeasurably enrich the reading of these texts." -- Library Journal
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
223/.077
Synopsis
A magnificent new volume in Robert Alter's award-winning, landmark translation of and commentary on the Hebrew Bible., Here, in Robert Alter's bold new translation, are some of the most magnificent works in world literature. The astounding poetry in the Book of Job is restored to its powerful ancient meanings and rhythms. The account of creation in its Voice from the Whirlwind is beautiful and incendiary--an unforgettable challenge to the place of man in the universe. The serene fatalism that construes life as ephemeral and without purpose suffuses Ecclesiastes with a quiet beauty. The pithy maxims of Proverbs impart a worldly wisdom that is still sound and satirically shrewd. Each of these books conveys and undermines the universal wisdom that the righteous thrive and the wicked suffer in a rational moral order; together they are essential to the ancient canon that is the Hebrew Bible. In Alter's translation they regain the energy and force of the original, enhancing their ongoing relevance to the lives of modern readers., Here in Robert Alter's bold new translation are some of the most magnificent works in world literature. The astounding poetry in the Book of Job is restored to its powerful ancient meanings and rhythms. The creation account in its Voice from the Whirlwind is beautiful and incendiary. By contrast, a serene fatalism suffuses Ecclesiastes with a quiet beauty, and the pithy maxims of Proverbs impart a worldly wisdom that is satirically shrewd. Each of these books addresses the universal wisdom that the righteous thrive and the wicked suffer in a rational moral order; together they are essential to the ancient canon that is the Hebrew Bible.
LC Classification Number
BS1403.A48213 2010

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