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Description
In August 2020, all Ursinus College Common Intellectual Experience (CIE) students read Robert Alter’s translation of Genesis. Alter’s translation makes the dramatic power of the Hebrew Bible palpably evident, inviting readers into discussion of gender, power, and the divine in the text, to name just a few issues. Reading Alter’s translation, even lifelong readers of the Bible may view the text from a fresh perspective. In this virtual salon, Robert Alter discusses his work and takes questions from the Ursinus community.
Publication Date
3-25-2021
Document Type
Lecture - Restricted to Campus Access
Keywords
Hebrew Bible, Robert Alter, translation, Genesis, Old Testament, Scriptures
Disciplines
Biblical Studies | Jewish Studies | Language Interpretation and Translation
Recommended Citation
Alter, Robert, "Bible Remix: A Return to the Beginning (Genesis)" (2021). Lecture Series. 2.
https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/harold_c_smith_lectures/2
Rights Statement
This lecture is available for educational purposes only.
Comments
Sponsored by the Harold C. Smith Foundation.
Introduction by Meredith Goldsmith, Associate Dean, and Domenick Scudera, Professor of Theater, Ursinus College.
The downloadable mp4 video file has a run time of 1:20:53.