The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

by Robert Alter

Book Overview

Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible 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 . Alter's majestic translation recovers the mesmerizing effect of these ancient stories--the profound and haunting enigmas,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393019551
• ISBN13: 9780393019551
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 1120 Pages
• Weight: 3.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.3" x 6.8" x 10.0"