Poets of the Bible
Subtitle: from Solomon's Song of songs to John's Book of revelation
By: edited and translated from the Hebrew and Greek by Willis Barnstone
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 522
ISBN-13: 9780393243895
Subjects: Bible; History of Biblical events; Poetry
Work titles: Bible. Selections. English. Barnstone. 2017
Description: "The world's greatest poetry resides in the Bible, yet these major poets are traditionally rendered into prose. In this pioneering volume of biblical poets translated in English, Willis Barnstone restores the lyricism and power of the poets' voices in both the New and Old Testaments. In the Hebrew Bible we hear Solomon rhapsodize in Song of Songs, David chant in Psalms, God and Job debate in grand rhetoric, and prophet poet Isaiah plead for peace. Jesus speaks in wisdom verse in the Gospel, Paul is a philosopher of love, and John of Patmos roars majestically in Revelation, the Bible's epic poem. This groundbreaking volume includes every major biblical poem from Genesis and Adam and Eve in the Garden to the last pages of Alpha and Omega in Paradise"--Dust jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Translated from the Hebrew and the Greek.