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Title: Exodus 1-18: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible, Vol 2) by William H. Propp ISBN: 0-385-14804-6 Publisher: Anchor Pub. Date: 14 September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Worth Buying
Comment: Propp's commentary is certainly worth buying for any serious scholar. However, after such a long wait for the Anchor to come out on Exodus, I must say it is a disappointment. His theological presuppositions cause him to leap from A to Z without displaying solid reasons. His distinction between what is hypothesized and what is fact is an interesting one, since the bulk of Biblical studies is hypothesis (not to mention that the source and redactional elements are, although held at some consensus in general, are certainly in the details to be considered speculative). His attention to narrative pattern (lack, initiator, hero, etc.) is to be commended, but his conclusion that the story is fiction (from that standpoint alone) does not logically follow. All narrative (true or false) follows this pattern in one way or another. His constant modernist judgements upon the text are a bit tiring, since one pays to see facts and theological insights in its historical context, not a commentator with an attitude against the text (For instance, the irony of his statement that the author was ignorant concerning how one ought to capture a snake, since the Exodus story has YHWH telling Moses to pick up the serpent by the tail, is ironic, since it is Propp that obviously does not understand how a large snake is always caught in the wild to maneuver the snake in an effort to avoid being bitten---by the tail. Perhaps he should have asked a herpetologist on that one.) In any case, if one can get past Propp's "We're more informed than the primitive author/redactor, and his jumps in logic, the commentary has a lot to say and make one think over the issues. As a final note, Source and Redaction criticism are usually meant to give insight into the text and should not be used (as Propp does many times) to simply side-step an issue. A commentary on Exodus that really considers the issues, rather than blowing them off is, unfortunately, still needed. In any case, I wanted gold from Anchor, but I guess I'll settle for bronze.
Rating: 5
Summary: The greatest work of scholarship, and totally readable
Comment: Worth every minute of the 35-year wait; that says it all. Any person with any life of the mind whatsoever should buy this book immediately.
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Title: 1 Kings: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible) by Mordechai Cogan ISBN: 0385029926 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 16 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Numbers 21-36: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible, Vol 4A) by Baruch A. Levine ISBN: 0385412568 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 18 July, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Isaiah 1-39: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible, Vol 19) by Joseph Blenkinsopp ISBN: 0385497164 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 21 November, 2000 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Ezekiel 21-37: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible Series, Vol 22A) by Moshe Greenberg ISBN: 0385182007 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Genesis: A New Translation With Introduction and Commentary (Anchor Bible, Vol 1) by Ephraim A. Speiser ISBN: 0385008546 Publisher: Doubleday Pub. Date: September, 1964 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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