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Robert Alter art of translation and art of biblical narrative and poetics; Hebrew Bible relationship to literature; techniques and methods.
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Robert Alter - Israel At War - Yom Kippur of October 7th 2024 - Book of Jonah: "And Shall I Not Have Pity"? - Pity for the World vs Pity for Israel and the Jews? - Shall Jews Have Pity for Each Other vs Sinat Chinam? - Learning Dor L'Dor, By Generations, Jews Pass Along The Bible: Sefaria's Digital Sources and AnimationsRobert Alter - Israel At War - Yom Kippur of October 7th 2024 - Book of Jonah: "And Shall I Not Have Pity"? - Pity for the World vs Pity for Israel and the Jews? - Shall Jews Have Pity for Each Other vs Sinat Chinam? - Learning Dor L'Dor, By Generations, Jews and Bible
Robert Alter- Tisha B’Av 2024 in the Shadow of October 7th 2023 - Lamentations - Eicha- 310+ Days of Hamas/Iran War and Hostage Kidnapping - From Alter's Comments: What is the "Sustaining Belief" that Inspires Jews to Live as a Zionist Nation, a Peoplehood, Come What May ?Robert Alter- Tisha B’Av 2024 - 300+ Days of Hamas War and Hostage Kidnapping - What Inspires Jews to Live as a Peoplehood ? - That is the Only Real Question.
Robert Alter - 2024 - There is a "Collection" on Sefaria of Sheets concerning Alter's Translations, the Bible's Literary Style, Type Scenes, Poetry vs Narrative Prose - Alter's Introductions to Bible and Notes on Translations - Parsha- Parshat HaShavua - War in Gaza and Hostages after over 300 DaysROBERT ALTER, 2024, Over 65 Sheets on Sefaria about Alter's Translations and the Bible's Literary Styles, its religious messages and how Alter's scholarship can be used today.
Robert Alter - How the Bible Tells a Story - What is a Literary Type-Scene? Just Artful or Do They Matter?Robert Alter and the Art of Biblical Narrative
examines type-scenes in the Bible and how they tell a story and how they show what the Bible says about life, God and meaning.
Robert Alter - In His Own Words: Understanding Alter from His LecturesRobert Alter - In his own words - lectures and essay-notes
Robert Alter - Shavuot 2024 - Study Guide and Resources - Translations and Much More - "The Ten Commandments of Translation?" - Return of Hostages and War Against Hamas - Day 249+ - Operation ArnonRobert Alter - Shavuot 2024 - Study Guide and Resources - Translations and Much More - "The Ten Commandments of Translation?"
A Collection of over 60 Sefaria Sheets about Robert Alter's translations, books and articles
Robert Alter - Yehuda Amichai - Israel's National Poet - Living with Poems in Times of "Continuing Warfare": Before the Holocaust, Israel Reborn1948-49, and Military Self Defense in Wars 1949 - 2024Robert Alter- Poems of Yehudah Amciahi for Israeli Memorail Day and Independence Day
URGENT - Updated July 31, 2023: The Ongoing Crisis in Israel Is Real - Tisha B'Av 2023 - Sinat Chinam -Torah and Democracy - Robert Alter and Daniel Gordis -"The Ghost of Destruction Still Haunted the Land"Israel in Crisis - Urgent updates - Sinat Chinam - Baseless Hatred - Democracy and Torah - July 31, 2023 Tisha B'Av - Robert Alter and Daniel Gordis
Robert Alter - Parshat Balak - Bad Mistakes in Translations: What Are They, Why Are They Bad and What Do Goldilocks and Type Scenes have to do with it? - War Against Hamas After 280+ DaysRobert Alter - Parshat Balak - Three Mistakes in Translations - What Are They and Why Are They Bad? - War Against Hamas After 280+ Days
Robert Alter - How can Alter Translate "Snippets of ...Very Ancient Hebrew Poems" in Parshat Chukat - First Step, Acknowledge They Exist - Reading Alter's Introduction To Numbers - The October 7th War Against Hamas Nine Months LaterRobert Alter - How can Alter Translate "Snippets of ...Very Ancient Hebrew Poems" in Parshat Chukat - First Step, Acknowledge They Exist - Reading Alter's Introduction To Numbers - The October 7th War Against Hamas Nine Months Later
Robert Alter - Parshat HaShavua Shelach - Spies and Internal Causeless Hatred - Military Leaders vs Tribal Chieftains - Alter: Translation Requires Notes or Commentary - Landes: A Warning about War, for Our Times? - Hostages and the IDF Combat Soldiers after 263+ Days of War Against HamasRobert Alter - Parshat HaShavua Shelach - Shi'lach - Spies and Internal Causeless Hatred - Military Leaders vs Tribal Chieftains - Alter: Translation Requires Notes or Commentary - Landes: A Warning about Hamas - Hostages and the IDF Combat Soldiers after 260+ Days
Robert Alter - 2023 Alter's New Book: "A Writing Life" - The Art of Biblical Narrative: Celebrating 42 Years in Print - 260+ Days of War Against Hamas, the IDF Carries OnRobert Alter - 2003 Alter's New Book: A Writing Life - The Bible is "Religiously Impelled Texts" AND is Literature - Teaching the Bible Today - After October 7th, How can Can Believers and Non-Pious Jews Read the Bible Together? Bible as literature and religious messages
Robert Alter is a Zionist - Israel at Age 76 - Yom HaAtzmaut - Ways to Love IsraelRobert Alter is a Zionist; Israel n Yom HaAtzmaut Ways to Love Israel
Robert Alter - Essay "Introduction to the Book of Exodus" Learning by Parshat HaShavua vs Reading Exodus by Themes and as a WholeRobert Alter's many essay Introductions challenge learning by Parshat HaShavua or by chapters. The Introduction to the Book of Exodus explains the Golden Calf, legalism as pageantry, the Tabernacle and the shift in literary style to folkloric vs realism in Genesis.
Links to Robert Alter Sheets on Sefaria - Parashat Hashavua In ProcessRobert Alter sheets on Sefaria by Michael Scher. Here is a list with links and categories to add finding information on Alter's point of view and his scholarship. See links to lectures by Alter.
Robert Alter - Love, War, Sadness and Poetry - Yehuda Amichai At 100 - " Witty Enlistment of the Quotidian" - War Against Hamas and to Rescue the Hostages in Gaza Days 230+Robert Alter - Love, War, Sadness and Poetry - Yehuda Amichai At 100 - " Witty Enlistment of the Quotidian" - War Against Hamas and to Rescue the Hostages in Gaza Days 230+
Robert Alter - The Hebrew Bible - Mistranslation of the Word "Nefesh" as Soul vs the Correct Translation "Life" - The War Against Hamas and for Rescue of the Hostages Over Three MonthsRobert Alter
Soul in the Bible vs Life - Translation errors corrected especially in Psalm. 23, soul vs life
Robert Alter - Trump's Knock Off Bible - Trump as Huckster and Showman - Yet Again Exploiting the Hebrew BibleRobert Alter - Trump's Knock Off Bible - Trump as Huckster and Showman - Yet Again Exploiting the Hebrew Bible
Robert Alter -Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024 - In Israel, Poetry is Sustenance - Yehuda Amichai Poems - Can Remembering The Holocaust Help Us Cope with Great Sadness and Fears? Psalm 23: The Vale of Death's Shadow: After October 7th - the Ongoing War with Hamas and Iran and Desperate Worry for the Hostages?Robert Alter -Holocaust Remembrance Day 2024 - Yehuda Amichai Poems - Can Remembering The Holocaust Help Us Cope with Great Sadness and Fears? The Vale of Death's Shadow: After October 7th - tWar with Hamas and Iran and Desperate Worry for the Hostages? Poetry helps.
Baseless Hatred - Consolation or Anguish - Crisis in Israel and in Jewish Peoplehood - From Tisha B'Av to Yom Kippur - August 6, 2023Israel Baseless hatred - Tisha B'Av to yom Kippur - see many recent sheets in the Robert Alter Collection - Michael Scher
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