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The Book of the Twelve Prophets

David R. Slavitt

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This is a glittering new translation of the portion of the Hebrew Bible known as the Book of the Twelve Prophets, or the Twelve Minor Prophets. In the Bible, the books of the prophets are arranged in rough order of length. The present group of writings thus appears after the so-called major prophets , and includes the much shorter texts of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. At the time when all biblical books were written on scrolls, these twelve brief prophetic texts were traditionally written on a single scroll, and so came to be considered a single book. Minor with respect to length only, they are from the literary point of view some of the most interesting texts in the Bible--passionate, visionary, and written with genuine literary sophistication. David Slavitt's brilliant modern translation breathes fresh life into these powerful ancient texts.

Language: English

Pages: 160

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: November 25, 1999

ISBN: 0195132149

ISBN 13: 9780195132144

The Book of the Twelve Prophets

David R. Slavitt

0/5 ( ratings)

This is a glittering new translation of the portion of the Hebrew Bible known as the Book of the Twelve Prophets, or the Twelve Minor Prophets. In the Bible, the books of the prophets are arranged in rough order of length. The present group of writings thus appears after the so-called major prophets , and includes the much shorter texts of Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habbakuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi. At the time when all biblical books were written on scrolls, these twelve brief prophetic texts were traditionally written on a single scroll, and so came to be considered a single book. Minor with respect to length only, they are from the literary point of view some of the most interesting texts in the Bible--passionate, visionary, and written with genuine literary sophistication. David Slavitt's brilliant modern translation breathes fresh life into these powerful ancient texts.

Language: English

Pages: 160

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Release: November 25, 1999

ISBN: 0195132149

ISBN 13: 9780195132144

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