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The Book of J Paperback - 2004

by Harold Bloom; David Rosenberg (Translator)

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A controversial national bestseller upon its initial publication, "The Book of J" is an audacious work of literary restoration revealing one of the great narratives of all time and unveiling its mysterious author.

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J is the title that scholars ascribe to the nameless writer they believe is responsible for the text, written between 950 and 900 BCE, on which Genesis, Exodus and Numbers is based. In The Book of J, Bloom and Rosenberg draw the J text out of the surrounding material and present it as the seminal classic that it is.
In addition to Rosenberg's original translations, Bloom argues in several essays that "J" was not a religious writer but a fierce ironist and a woman living in the court of King Solomon. He also argues that J is a writer on par with Homer, Shakespeare and Tolstoy.
Bloom also offers historical context, a discussion of the theory of how the different texts came together to create the Bible, and translation notes. Rosenberg's translations from the Hebrew bring J's stories to life and reveal her towering originality and grasp of humanity.

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I HAVE ADMITTED that to identify J as a woman is a fiction, but so, of course, is the usual easy assumption that J was a man.

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  • Title The Book of J
  • Author Harold Bloom; David Rosenberg (Translator)
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition 1st ptg
  • Pages 340
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Grove Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.
  • Publication date 2004-11-30
  • Features Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780802141910 / 0802141919
  • Weight 0.95 lbs (0.43 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.1 x 5.5 x 0.9 in (20.57 x 13.97 x 2.29 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
    • Holiday: Christmas
    • Religious Orientation: Christian
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Category Religion - Commentaries / Reference
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 90037391
  • Dewey Decimal Code 222.105

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  • Ingram Advance, 01/01/2005, Page 107
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