Broadly speaking, one may say that in the case of the modern versions, the problem is a shaky sense of English and in the case of the King James Version, a shaky sense of Hebrew. WHY, after so many English versions, a new translation of Genesis? There is, as I shall explain in detail, something seriously wrong with all the familiar English translations, traditional and recent, of the Hebrew Bible. In Memory of Amos Funkenstein (1937 1995) a great scholar a kind and generous friend 10 Coptic Street, London WCiA iPU 1234567890 Alter, Robert.ĥ00 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y. Includes bibliographical references and index. Genesis / translation and commentary by Robert Alter. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Bible. The text of this book is composed in 11/14.5 and 10/12 Fairfield LH Light with the display set in Bodega Serif Light Composition and manufacturing by the Maple-Vail Book Manufacturing Group. Norton & Company, Inc., 500 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10110. ![]() THE ART OF BIBLICAL NARRATIVE A LION FOR LOVE: A CRITICAL BIOGRAPHY OF STENDHAL DEFENSES PARTIALįIELDING AND THE NATURE OF THE NOVEL ROGUE'SĬopyright © 1996 by Robert Alter All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First Edition For information about permission to reproduce selections from this book, write to Permissions, W.
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