The Book of the Twelve Prophets

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Oxford University Press, 25 Νοε 1999 - 160 σελίδες
This is a glittering new translation of the portion of the Hebrew Bible known as the Book of the Twelve Prophets, or the Twelve "Minor" Prophets. In the Bible, the books of the prophets are arranged in rough order of length. The present group of writings thus appears after the so-called "major" prophets (Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel), and includes the much shorter texts of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. At the time when all biblical books were written on scrolls, these twelve brief prophetic texts were traditionally written on a single scroll, and so came to be considered a single book. "Minor" with respect to length only, they are from the literary point of view some of the most interesting texts in the Bible--passionate, visionary, and written with genuine literary sophistication. David Slavitt's brilliant modern translation breathes fresh life into these powerful ancient texts.
 

Επιλεγμένες σελίδες

Περιεχόμενα

Hosea
3
Joel
29
Amos
39
Obadiah
59
Jonah
63
Micah
69
Nahum
79
Habakkuk
87
Zephaniah
95
Haggai
103
Malachi
125
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The Book of the Twelve Prophets
David R. Slavitt
Περιορισμένη προεπισκόπηση - 2000

Συχνά εμφανιζόμενοι όροι και φράσεις

Ahaz altars Amos angel anger Ashkelon Assyria Báal beasts Behold Beth-aven Bethel bring chariots children of Israel comes complete the punishment covenant desolate destroy dwell earth Edom Egypt Ephraim Esau evil exile fig tree fruit gates gather Gibeah Gilgal Haggai hand hear heart heavens Heldai high priest holy horses house of Israel house of Judah idols inhabitants iniquity intentionally left blank Jeroboam Jeroboam II Jerusalem Jezreel Jonah Josedech Joshua judgment king of Israel Kislev lion listen live Lo-ruhamah locusts look Lord of hosts Lord says Lord's mercy Moab mountains mourn nations Nazirites Nineveh offerings Pethuel pray princes reign of King rejoice righteous ruin sacrifice Samaria says the Lord seek the Lord send a fire sent shame Shealtiel Sheol sins sword Tarshish temple three transgressions turn vine vineyards violence whore wicked wickedness wind wine word wrath yourselves Zerubbabel Zion

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David R. Slavitt was born in White Plains, New York in 1935. He received an AB and an MA from Columbia University. After graduating from college and beginning a Ph.D., he worked as a movie critic for Newsweek from the late 1950s through the mid-1960s. During this time, he published his first book of poetry, Suits for the Dead. His first novel, Rochelle, or Virtue Rewarded, was published in 1966. He has written about 100 works of fiction, poetry, and poetry and drama in translation including Alice at 80, The Cock Book, Falling from Silence: Poems, The Latin Odes of Jean Dorat, Milton's Latin Poems, and Three Greenlandic Poets. He also writes under the names David Benjamin, Henry Lazarus, Lynn Meyer, and Henry Sutton. As Henry Sutton, he has written less "literary" works that have sold well such as The Exhibitionist and The Sacrifice: A Novel of the Occult.

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ΤίτλοςThe Book of the Twelve Prophets
Μεταφράστηκε απόDavid R. Slavitt
ΕκδότηςOxford University Press, 1999
ISBN0195351088, 9780195351088
Μέγεθος160 σελίδες
  
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