{"product_id":"the-great-poems-of-the-bible-a-readers-companion-with-new-translations-9781416589020","title":"The Great Poems of the Bible: A Reader's Companion with New Translations","description":"\u003cb\u003eJames Kugel, acclaimed Harvard scholar and former poetry editor of \u003ci\u003eHarpers Magazine, \u003c\/i\u003e selects eighteen essential poems from the Hebrew Bible and offers his own original and articulate translations of these core pieces of religious literature.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKugel's eloquent renditions are paired with deeply informed discussions about the conditions surrounding each poem, including its history and what the best religious scholarship and literary criticism tell us about how the poem should be understood. Kugel explains traditions, clarifies often-misunderstood language, and offers readers wonderfully insightful explanations that are indispensable to understanding the poems and, ultimately, the fundamental teachings of the Old Testament.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James L. Kugel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Free Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416589020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames L. Kugel served as the Starr Professor of Hebrew at Harvard from 1982 to 2003, where his course on the Bible was regularly one of the most popular on campus, enrolling more than nine hundred students. A specialist in the Hebrew Bible and its interpretation, he now lives in Jerusalem. His recent books include \u003ci\u003eThe God of Old, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the Valley of the Shadow \u003c\/i\u003eand the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eThe Great Change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Free Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409876381811,"sku":"9781416589020","price":23.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_01c35632-e0c3-43a4-8f1c-3e9a6cc15bde.jpg?v=1771939558","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-great-poems-of-the-bible-a-readers-companion-with-new-translations-9781416589020","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}