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The Face Of Water

Paperback • 2018 • 1. edition

The Face Of Water

By Sarah Ruden

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About the book

In this dazzling reconsideration of the language of the Old and New Testaments, acclaimed scholar and translator of classical literature Sarah Ruden argues that the Bible's modern translations often lack the clarity and vitality of the originals. Singling out the most famous passages, such as the Genesis creation story, the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, and the Beatitudes, Ruden reexamines and retranslates from the Hebrew and Greek, illuminating what has been misunderstood and obscured in...Show more

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9780525563655

Publisher

Random House USA Inc

Published year

2018

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1

Original title

The Face Of Water

Format

Paperback

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