Poets of the Bible: From Solomon's Song of Songs to John's Revelation
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| Rating | : | 4.23 (876 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M64LRK5 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 168 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-12 |
| Language | : | English |
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Dinner Center for Jewish Studies at the Graduate Theological Union“Poets of the Bible offers a fresh translation of biblical poetry, restoring Hebrew and Greek names that have been crusted-over in all earlier translations. Something of the effect of this restoration may be felt in Willis Barnstone’s verse rendering of ‘the poets of the Bible,’ in which layers of ‘pious’ literalist interpretation (which is to say, prose translation) are scraped away to revealpoetry! A book we thought we knew well appears, between these pages, as something entirely unfamiliar, and more wondrous for its strangeness.” - Naomi Sheindel Seidman, Koret Professor of Jewish Culture, Richard S. Hertz, professor of comparative literature, Indiana University. His introductions to each poet contribute information based on his extensive publications about canonical and noncanonical Jewish and Christian texts.
"Master translator Willis Barnstone unveils new perspectives on beloved stories" according to David Crumm. The vast majority of Americans tell pollsters they own a copy of the Bible—and read it. In fact, studies show that millions of Americans own multiple translations of the Bible. This overwhelming interest in the world’s all-time bestseller is a sign of the vitality of millions of small prayer and Bible-study groups coast to coast. And, while some traditionalist congregations prefer their members use a single translation, most Bible readers prefer an array of English renderings of the ancient Hebrew and Greek.Enter the master translator Willis Barnstone, now 89 as
In the Hebrew Bible we hear Solomon rhapsodize in Song of Songs, David chant in Psalms, God and Job debate in grand rhetoric, and prophet poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love, and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible’s epic poem. This groundbreaking volume includes every major biblical poem from Genesis and Adam and Eve in the Garden to the last pages of Alpha and Omega in Paradise.. In this pioneering volume of biblical poets translated in English, Willis Barnstone restores the lyricism and power of the poets’ voices in both the New and Old Testaments. “The vividness and beauty of the language emerge in a fresh way with
He lives in Oakland, California, and Paris. . Willis Barnstone, professor, poet, and scholar, is the author of eighty volumes, including The Restored New Testament, The Gnostic Bible, The Poems of Jesus Christ, The Poetics of Translation, and Mexico in My Heart: New and Selected Poems