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Mar 13, 2019 · Alter respectfully acknowledges the Christian reading of the Hebrew Bible even though he doesn’t share it. He has no ax to grind when he disagrees, so Christian readers aren’t forced into an imaginary contentious debate as they read.
- Robert Alter
Jun 19, 2019 · Robert Alter's Hebrew Bible translation is at once accurate and eloquent: A review | The Christian Century. Books. Robert Alter’s Hebrew Bible translation is at once accurate and eloquent. Precision and beauty have kissed. by Judy Klitsner in the June 19, 2019 issue. Share. The Hebrew Bible. A Translation with Commentary. By Robert Alter.
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Dec 20, 2018 · The problem with this “soul,” for Alter, is its Christian connotations of an incorporeal and immortal being, the dualism of the soul apart from the body. Nefesh, to the contrary, suggests the...
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That text, translated by Protestants in 17th century England, included a Christian bias; has been the dominant English translation of the Old and New Testaments for over 400 years; and Steinberg...
Feb 12, 2020 · In 2018, Robert Alter—professor of Hebrew and comparative literature at the University of California, Berkeley—published his full translation and commentary of the Hebrew Bible, the culmination of a career dedicated to reading the Bible.
Jan 30, 2019 · Alter’s Bible is an emphatically Jewish translation. There is a natural connection between the two qualities Alter’s translation strives for—philological accuracy and literary power.
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