Dr. Everett Fox

The Five Books of Moses: The Schocken Bible, Volume 1 - The Schocken Bible Dr. Everett Fox

Brief Description: In a new paperback edition with an introduction, commentary, and notes comes a book that has been acclaimed as the single most important translation of the Old Testament. Illustrations. Jacket Description/Flap: Widely acclaimed by Bible scholars and theologians of every denomination, Everett Fox's masterful translation re-creates the echoes, allusions, alliterations, and wordplays of the Hebrew original. Together with its extensive commentary and illuminating notes, this unique translation draws the reader closer to the authentic living voice of the Bible. Review Quotes: "A binding religious text, a historical document of the first importance, and a work of great literary imagination." --Edward Hirsch, "New York Times Book Review" "Fox's translation has the rare virtue of making constantly visible in English the Hebraic quality of the original, challenging preconceptions of what the Bible is really like. A bracing protest against the bland modernity of all the recent English versions of the Bible." --Robert Alter, professor of comparative literature, University of California, Berkeley "No serious Bible reader--whether Jewish, Christian, or secular--can afford to ignore this volume." --Jon D. Levenson, Harvard Divinity SchoolBiographical Note: Everett Fox holds the Allen M. Glick Chair in Judaic and Biblical Studies at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is also the translator of Give Us a King!, a new translation of Samuel I and II. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 1015-1024). Review Citations:

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2004 pg. 74 (EAN 9780805211191, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 12/31/2008 pg. 98 (EAN 9780805211191, Paperback)

Wilson Public Library Catalog 01/01/2013 pg. 109 (EAN 9780805211191, Paperback)

Contributor Bio:  Fox, Everett Everett Fox holds the Allen M. Glick Chair in Judaic and Biblical Studies at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. He is also the translator of Give Us a King!, a new translation of Samuel I and II.