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A “return to the sources,” signaled in one of many ways by the publication of The Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture, is the thread that connects many of the selections in this category: texts that influenced or were the offspring of the Bible (Charlesworth’s The Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and Hennecke’s The New Testament Apocrypha) and selections of patristic, as well as modern, exegesis.
Informally presents and evaluates complex--sometimes troubling--issues in scholarly discussion of Jesus Christ. -Whatever one makes of these pages, they are the stammerings neither of an apologist nor of a skeptic but instead of an oft-confused Protestant who has come to his conclusions, modest as they are, quite gradually, and who may alter his uncertain mind about much tomorrow. Of two things only do I feel assured. The first is that, as unchanging things do not grow -- rocks remain rocks -- informed changes of mind should be welcomed, not feared. The second is this: the unexamined Christ i... View More...
The author of a leading major critical commentary on Matthew here offers further insights into the Gospel and the history of its interpretation. Writing with theological sensitivity and a deft literary touch, he presents thirteen essays--nine previously unpublished and four thoroughly revised--on key passages, on structural features of the Gospel, and on patristic and modern interpretation. Exegetes, preachers, students, and other lovers of biblical narrative will read Studies in Matthew with profit and delight. View More...
From the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, a hugely entertaining and irreverent (Adam Gopnik, New Yorker) account of the art of translating the Hebrew Bible into English In this brief book, award-winning biblical translator and acclaimed literary critic Robert Alter offers a personal and passionate account of what he learned about the art of Bible translation over the two decades he spent completing his own English version of the Hebrew Bible. Alter's literary training gave him the advantage of seeing that a translation of the Bible can convey the text's mea... View More...
A cornerstone of the scriptural canon, the Book of Psalms has been a source of solace and joy for countless readers over millennia. This timeless poetry is beautifully wrought by a scholar whose translation of the Five Books of Moses was hailed as a godsend by Seamus Heaney and a masterpiece by Robert Fagles. Alter s The Book of Psalms captures the simplicity, the physicality, and the coiled rhythmic power of the Hebrew, restoring the remarkable eloquence of these ancient poems. His learned and insightful commentary illuminates the obscurities of the text." View More...
White leatherette with gold titles. Covers show light wear other than a stain at top right of front cover. Gilt edges have stood up pretty considering this Bible's age. Text unmarked, no names on presentation page. View More...
1962 stated first edition illustrated cover. No jacket. Pencil underlining and marginalia throughout. Moderate general shelfwear to boards and spine. Binding firm. View More...
Used - good, no dustjacket. Spine ends rubbed, light scuffing to boards, previous owner inscription, underlining and/or highlighting, a solid, richly illustrated resource for any biblical library. 586 pp. View More...
IDEAL FOR USE IN THE CLASSROOM, BY CHURCH GROUPS, AND BY INDIVIDUALS, OUT OF THE DEPTHS OFFERS A FRESH READING OF THE PSALMS AND EXAMINES THEIR ENDURING RELEVANCE TO TODAY'S THEOLOGICAL ISSUES. View More...