Robert Alter is an emeritus professor of Hebrew and Comparative Literature at the University of California at Berkeley. He is the author of numerous books, including The Hebrew Bible: A Translation with Commentary, and the National Jewish Book Award-winning The Art of Bible Translation.
Robert Alter
By Robert Alter
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Opinion The Christian right wants schools to teach the Bible — but doesn’t understand what the Bible is about
Oklahoma and Tennessee are bringing the Bible to classrooms, and demonstrating just how the conservative movement misunderstands that same text
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Opinion I translated the complete Hebrew Bible. Trump’s ‘USA Bible’ betrays its greatest asset
A career spent studying the Bible has shown me that its true value is in its diversity
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