Everett Fox
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Genesis and Exodus
Type: BOOK
Author: Everett Fox
Author: Everett Fox
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Bible
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This new English rendition of Genesis and Exodus presents a unique approach to the art of biblical translation. Based on principles developed by Buber and Rosenzweig, Fox's translation seeks to restore the poetics of the Hebrew text. The Hebrew bible uses a variety of stylistic devices- repetition, play on words, rhyhm and alliteration to rhetorically underscore its meaning. These features are lost in more conventional translation, along with the spoken quality of the Hebrew text. This...