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A few days ago I mentioned that the Introduction of Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible was crucial reading in order to understand the complexities between Hebrew and English, and to know why current English Bibles are more or less misdirected. Of course, you would have to buy the 3 volume set to read…
What is the best English translation of the Bible? That question gets asked over and over. My answer, “Probably none,” isn’t really helpful because it doesn’t explain why English translations really don’t convey Hebrew thought. Now I want to point you to an article that explains all this. Robert Alter produced a translation of the Hebrew Bible…
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