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The Hebrew Bible
A Translation with Commentary
Recommended on Data Over Dogma in “Will the Best Bible Please Stand Up?” (June 19, 2023). Also recommended in 2 patron-only bonus episodes.
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On the show
- Will the Best Bible Please Stand Up?▶ 1:12:46
Topic: Recommended literary translation of the Hebrew Bible
Excerpt“Robert Alter, also in 2019/2020, published his own translation of the Hebrew Bible, which is a wonderful addition.”
- Translation Frustration▶ 15:25
Topic: Translation of Genesis 1:1 / bereshit as construct
Excerpt“…even we have Robert Alter, who published his own translation of the Hebrew Bible recently, published alongside of it, a book called "The Art of Bible Translation" where he talked about how you're all in the shadow of the King James Version…”
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In patron bonus episodes
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