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001 2014038126
003 DLC
005 20150826081143.0
008 141002s2015 nyu 000 0 eng
010 $a 2014038126
020 $a9780393243048 (hardcover)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aBS1199.L66$bA48 2015
082 00 $a221.5/209$223
100 1 $aAlter, Robert,$eauthor.
245 10 $aStrong as death is love :$bthe Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel : a translation with commentary /$cRobert Alter.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bW. W. Norton & Company,$c[2015]
300 $axvi, 234 pages ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
520 $a"An award-winning translation brings new immediacy to these beloved books of the Bible. Read them for the first time, again. These five late biblical books offer readers a range of pleasures not usually associated with the Bible. They are artful, entertaining literary works-innovative, even startling. Women often stand center stage. Song of Songs is a celebration of young love, frankly sensuous, with no reference to God or covenant. It offers some of the most beautiful love poems of the ancient world. The story of Queen Esther's shrewd triumph is a secular entertainment that mixes farce with sly sexual comedy. The character of Ruth embodies the virtues of loyalty, love, and charity in a harmonious world. Enigma replaces harmony in Daniel, whose feverish night dreams envision the end of time. And the traditions of prophecy are recast in the tale of a fish that, on God's command, swallows Jonah and imprisons him in its dark wet innards for three days. Alter's translation restores the original power of these popular books"--$cProvided by publisher.
650 0 $aLove$xBiblical teaching.
630 00 $aBible.$pSong of Solomon$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pRuth$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pEsther$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pJonah$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
630 00 $aBible.$pDaniel$xCriticism, interpretation, etc.
730 02 $aBible.$pSong of Solomon.$lEnglish.
730 02 $aBible.$pRuth.$lEnglish.
730 02 $aBible.$pEsther.$lEnglish.
730 02 $aBible.$pJonah.$lEnglish.
730 02 $aBible.$pDaniel.$lEnglish.