About this title: Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Old Testament as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. The culmination of this work, Alter's masterly new translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of "The Five Books of Moses". Alter's translation recovers the mesmerizing effect of these ancient stories - the profound and haunting enigmas, the ambiguities of motive and image, and the distinctive cadences and lovely precision of the Hebrew text.Alter's translation conveys the ...
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Description: Fine. 0393333930 NEW/UNREAD! ! ! Text is Clean and Unmarked! --Be Sure to Compare Seller Feedback and Ratings before Purchasing--Has a small black ink mark on outside edge of pages. May have light shelf wear to cover from storage, if any. read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2008-10-04
ISBN-13:9780393333930ISBN:0393333930
Description: NEW. Softcover. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780393333930. read more
Binding: Hardcover: Slipcase
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Date Published: 2004-09-13
ISBN-13:9780393019551ISBN:0393019551
Description: NEW. Hardcover: Slipcase. From an inventory that is 100% brand-new, 100% direct from the publishers' distribution channel. We carry NO pre-owned, NO remaindered. We pack in CARDBOARD to ensure the pristine quality is maintained. (Bubble-wrap alone is NOT sufficient to protect from USPS equipment. ) Guaranteed brand-NEW, protected with CARDBOARD, your satisfaction is guaranteed. BKLUVID: 9780393019551. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780393019551ISBN:0393019551
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Edition: First Hardcover Edition, Third Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W. W. Norton, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780393019551ISBN:0393019551
Description: Very Good+/Near Fine in Very Good+/Near Fine jacket. Handsome copy of stated third printing of first hardcover edition [2004] of the famed translation and commentary of the Five Books of Moses (also known as the Torah or the Law) by the famed Biblical scholar and translator Robert Alter. Faint smoky odor to book, dust jacket, and slipcase--noted in setting condition rating, which would have been a solid Near Fine or better but for the odor. Bound in original hardcover binding--orange spine ... read more
Edition: Later Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780393019551ISBN:0393019551
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" Tall. 1064 pp, small gentle bump to foot of spine else a very nice copy in slipcase. read more
Description: Good. 0393019551 TITLE: Five Books Of Moses (Trans & Commentary)AUTHOR: Alter, RobertISBN 10: 0393019551ISBN 13: 9780393019551BINDING: Hardback with Dust JacketPUBLICATION DATE: 2004PAGES: 1064DESCRIPTION: Used book in good or better condition. read more
"This is one of the few books in my life that I have not read to its conclusion. The translation did not improve on existing versions and the commentary was uninteresting. Avoid."
"I have always thought the King James Version of the Bible, while still probably the best complete translation, was not a accurate translation of the original text. Robert Alter does a outstanding job of translation from the original five books and the commentary to explain the differences from other translations makes it very educational. I highly recommend!"
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