The Wisdom Books

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Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary

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The Wisdom Books offers a deep exploration of ancient texts from the Bible, specifically Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes, known collectively as the Wisdom Literature. These writings provide diverse perspectives on life’s uncertainties, human suffering, and the quest for understanding. The book delves into the philosophical and theological insights that have resonated through generations, offering guidance on how to navigate the complexities of life.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you are interested in exploring the moral and philosophical teachings found in biblical literature. It's ideal for readers who appreciate deep reflections on human existence, spiritual wisdom, and the complexities of life from a religious perspective.

The Wisdom Books

First time in paperback: “One of the most ambitious literary projects of this or any age.”—Adam Kirsch, New Republic

Description

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.

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A master translator of Hebrew poetry, Jon Meacham from The New York Times Book Review praises the mastery in the translation. John Timpane from the Philadelphia Inquirer commends it as being masterfully translated. The Library Journal describes the translation as magnificent, with commentary that offers deep linguistic, historical, and literary insights.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780393340532

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 October 2011

Country: United States

Imprint: WW Norton & Co

Contributors:

Translated by Robert Alter

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 211.0mm

Weight: 355g

Pages: 416

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Non-Fiction Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Robert Alter's translation of the Hebrew Bible, the magnificent capstone to a lifetime of distinguished scholarly work, has won the PEN Center Literary Award for Translation. His immense achievements in scholarship ranging from the eighteenth-century European novel to contemporary Hebrew and American literature earned Alter the Robert Kirsch Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Los Angeles Times. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the American Philosophical Society, Alter is the Class of 1937 Professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley.