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A literary Bible / an original translation by David Rosenberg.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Berkeley : Counterpoint : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2009.Description: xiii, 680 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781582435145
  • 1582435146
  • 9781582436197
Uniform titles:
  • Bible. Old Testament. English. Selections. Rosenberg. 2009.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 220.5/209 22
LOC classification:
  • BS 1091 B582l 2009
Online resources:
Contents:
Telling: the Torah -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Numbers -- Seeing: the Prophets -- Samuel -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Zechariah -- Jonah -- Writing: the Scrolls -- Psalms -- Lamentations -- Song of Songs -- Job -- Ecclesiastes -- Ruth -- Esther -- Judith -- Daniel -- Ezra -- Epilogue: how the Bible came about -- Telling, seeing, writing : the division in three parts of the Hebrew Bible -- Afterword: how this book came about -- Getting through to the writer.
Summary: Experience each book of the Bible as if it were written for our time. Rosenberg's magisterial translation forces us to ask again-- and at last in literary terms-- why the Bible remains a crucial foundation of our culture.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) BS 1091 B582l 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000138109

Includes index.

Telling: the Torah -- Genesis -- Exodus -- Numbers -- Seeing: the Prophets -- Samuel -- Isaiah -- Jeremiah -- Zechariah -- Jonah -- Writing: the Scrolls -- Psalms -- Lamentations -- Song of Songs -- Job -- Ecclesiastes -- Ruth -- Esther -- Judith -- Daniel -- Ezra -- Epilogue: how the Bible came about -- Telling, seeing, writing : the division in three parts of the Hebrew Bible -- Afterword: how this book came about -- Getting through to the writer.

Experience each book of the Bible as if it were written for our time. Rosenberg's magisterial translation forces us to ask again-- and at last in literary terms-- why the Bible remains a crucial foundation of our culture.

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