The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary

The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary

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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2010-10-11

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 0393080730

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


Old Testament Wisdom Literature

Old Testament Wisdom Literature

Author: Craig G. Bartholomew

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2014-06-04

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 0830898174

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Craig G. Bartholomew and Ryan P. O'Dowd provide an informed introduction to the Old Testament wisdom books Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and Job. More than an introduction, however, this is a thoughtful consideration of the hermeneutical implications of this literature.


The Book of Job

The Book of Job

Author: Leonard S. Kravitz

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2017-12-07

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1532636040

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The book of Job is the most challenging—and most engaging—of all the books in the Hebrew Scriptures. It challenges one’s faith in the essential goodness of God and humanity. In this volume, Rabbis Kravitz and Olitzky provide an original, modern translation and commentary while also inviting classic rabbinic commentators of the past to provide insight to the text. Along with helping the reader to understand the original Hebrew sources, the authors also strive to answer some of the basic answers of human existence posed by religion: Why is there evil? Why do the good suffer? Why do those who do evil seem to go unpunished? Are acts of goodness rewarded?


The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary

The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary

Author: Robert Alter

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2009-09-22

Total Pages: 561

ISBN-13: 0393337049

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In his brilliant new translation of one of the Bibles most cherished and powerful books, Alter captures the simplicity, physicality, and coiled rhythmic power of the Hebrew, restoring the remarkable eloquence of these ancient poems.


The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary

Author: Robert Alter

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2008-10-17

Total Pages: 1115

ISBN-13: 0393070247

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"A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World 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. In this landmark work, Alter's masterly translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation and the Koret Jewish Book Award for Translation, a Newsweek Top 15 Book, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book.


The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes

The Wisdom of Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes

Author: Derek Kidner

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2015-04-21

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 0830896414

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Sensitive to both literary form and theological content, Derek Kidner introduces Proverbs, Job and Ecclesiastes, explaining their basic character and internal structure. He also summarizes and evaluates the wealth of modern criticism focused on each book. Looking at all three books together, Kidner shows how their many voices compare, contrast and ultimately give a unified view of life.


The Navarre Bible: Wisdom Books : the books of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth), the Wisdom of Solomon, and Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

The Navarre Bible: Wisdom Books : the books of Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth), the Wisdom of Solomon, and Sirach (Ecclesiasticus)

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Publisher: Scepter Publishers

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 572

ISBN-13: 9781594170140

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This volume, which follows the pattern of the highly successful Navarre Bible New Testament, consists of the Revised Standard Version and the New Vulgate with a Commentary by members of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Navarre, Spain.Whereas the first five books of the Old Testament - the Pentateuch - record the Law of Moses in the form of commandments, the Wisdom Books propound that teaching in the form of counsels and proverbs. They also reveal the close connection between knowledge that comes through faith, and knowledge acquired through human reasoning.


Wisdom Literature

Wisdom Literature

Author: Roland E. Murphy

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1981-11-24

Total Pages: 204

ISBN-13: 1467421936

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Murphy sees three of the six books (Proverbs, Job, and Ecclesiastes) as being technically 'wisdom literature.' The others are either love poems or historical narrative that fit well within the context of the subject presented here. In this volume previous form-critical work is carefully evaluated, and the result is a thorough-going form-critical treatment of this part of the Old Testament. The work is enhanced by bibliographies for each Old Testament book and a glossary of general terms.