Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Oun Kwon <kwonbbl AT gmail.com>]

If it is still within the bounds of the list, then I may add:

Interesting and hope to find time to read up. It seems to have many
b.s. (bright spots). But also a few b.s. which will please Mormons.
See a book review by Eric A. Eliason I have found on
https://byustudies.byu.edu/showtitle.aspx?title=7592

Oun Kwon.

On Sat, Jan 19, 2013 at 10:38 AM, Norman Cohn <normanncohn AT yahoo.com.br> 
wrote:
>
> Hi, list!
>
> I'm opening this thread to share with you my enthusiasm and fascination
> for a book I've just recently finished reading: James Kugel's "How to read
> the bible". I'd also like to know from those who have read it what you think
> about it. Since the book deals with the biblical literature in a scholarly
> way and delves into the richness of the hebrew language, I thought that'd
> make a good topic, especially if you feel like commenting on his particular
> readings of certain difficult or important passages (difficult in a literary
> and linguistic sense,  not in a moral or even theological one).
>
> This must be, if not the best, one of the best books I ever read on the
> Hebrew Bible.
>
> The breadth of its scope, the brilliance of its analyses and the
> thoroughness with which it addresses the topics make it a indispensable
> resource for anyone interested in the Hebrew Bible. It manages to be both a
> wide-ranging guide to interpreting the Hebrew Bible and a history of the
> interpretations thereof.
>
> And on top of it, the book is also very entertaining. Or at least just as
> entertaining as a book of this sort can be!
>
> Needless to say, much of the book deals with language and translation
> issues, as it'd be impossible to deal with the interpretation of the Hebrew
> Bible without deeply reflecting on the Hebrew language in which it was
> written.
>
> If you haven't read it yet, I strongly suggest you to do so whenever you
> find some free time.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Norman Cohn
> São Paulo - Brazil
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