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Title: The Literary Guide to the Bible by Robert Alter, Frank Kermode ISBN: 0-674-87531-1 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95

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Average Customer Rating: 4 (1 review)

Rating: 4
Summary: About what I wanted
Comment: I haven't read the bible for 40 years. I decided to reread it, and found that even the new jazzy translations are often undecipherable. Most it them sound stupid, to be blunt.

I asked my pastor about a Bible Commentary. He suggested the Harper, which I found at a local bookstore. You need a truck for that one.

I simply wanted to know things such as "Who was Matthew?" and other minor, but interesting questions. And I didn't want to ruin my abdominal muscles carrying a Concordance or Commentary.

I find this took to be just about what I wanted. It's superficial, but good lord, to get all the material in the bible, with depth, you need a huge book.

In short, this is just right for me. It doesn't appear to be biased, it isn't filled with cloying hosannas to God. By the way the paperback version is a[lot less expensive.] [$].

Jerry O'Dell

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