num_pages: 352
description: J is the title that scholars ascribe to the nameless writer they believe is responsible for the text, written between 950 &amp; 900, on which Genesis, Exodus &amp; Numbers is based. In The Book of J, Bloom &amp; Rosenberg draw the J text out of the surrounding material &amp; present it as the seminal classic 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 &amp; a woman living in the court of King Solomon. He also argues that J is a writer on par with Homer, Shakespeare &amp; Tolstoy. Bloom also offers historical context, a discussion of the theory of how the different texts came together to create the Bible &amp; translation notes. Rosenberg's translations from the Hebrew bring J's stories to life &amp; reveal her towering originality &amp; grasp of humanity.
language: English
title: The Book of J
titlecomplete: The Book of J
genres: Literary Criticism, Judaism, Literature, History, Criticism, Philosophy, Religion, Jewish, Theology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 718
publisher: Grove Press