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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
