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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 - Parshat Zachor - Purim - What Amalek Stands for? Fraud and Deception leading to Brutality? We Await the Return of all of the October 7th Hostages and of the IDF soldiers Winning the War against Hamas. Major John Spencer on Urban Tunnel Warfare.Robert Alter - Parshat Zachor - Purim - What Amalek Stands for? Fraud and Deception leading to Brutality? We Await the Return of all of the October 7th Hostages and of the IDF soldiers Winning the War against Hamas. Major John Spencer on Urban Tunnel Warfare.
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
Purim 2025 - Amalek - "Remembering Amalek" Is Wrong - Why?Purim 2025 - Robert Alter - Collection of MS Sefaria Sheets: Amalek and Hamas' Murders of the Bibas Family - Parshas Zachor - How to Read Deuteronomy 25:17-19 Without Confusion - Fight Back Against Those Who Are "Remembering Amalek" to Glorify It's Monstrosity and Deceit
Purim 2025- "Remembering Amalek" at the UN - We Do Not Forget, We Remember What Hamas IsPurim 2025- "Remembering Amalek" at the UN - We Do Not Forget, We Remember What Hamas Is
Robert Alter - Purim - Parshat Zachor - Do Not Glorify Amalek - The Bibas Family TragedyPurim - Hamas gorifies Amalek; The Bibas Tragedy - IDF and war against Amalek's followers' glorification of hating Jews; defending the misappropriation of the Hebrew Bible,
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
Sefaria - The Robert Alter Collection of Sheets - See the link below: Dozens of Sheets on Alter's methods - Translations of all of Tanach; Interpretation of verses or phrases in Notes or in each Parshat Hashavua; Explanations in Introductory essays (28+) and links to his many Lectures. The Sefaria Alter Collection introduces Alter's unique understanding of the Bible's literary style, type scenes, religious messages and how it is a literature, as well.Sefaria Sheet Collection on Robert Alter methods for understanding the Bible and its religious messages in its unique iterary style
Robert Alter - Trump & the MAGA Bible in School and in Children's Prayers - The Insidious Agenda of Bad Translations - Christian Nationalism vs Democracy
Not Published•Michael Scher•118 Views•November 26, 2024•Art of Biblical Narrative, Translation,Prayer,Roert Alter,Bible,Type,Christian NationalismRobert 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 - 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 - 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.
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