Tribal biblical interpretation is a developing area of study that is concerned with reading the Bible through the eyes of tribal people. While many studies of reading the Bible from the reader's social, cultural and historical location have been made in various parts of the world, no thorough study that offers a coherent and substantive methodology for tribal biblical interpretation has been made. This book is the first comprehensive work that offers a description of tribal biblical interpretation and shows its application by making a lucid reading of Matthew's infancy narrative from a tribal reader's perspective. Using reader-response criticism as his primary method, Zhodi Angami brings his tribal context of North East India into conversation with Matthew's account of the birth of Jesus. Since tribal people of North East India see themselves as living under colonial rule, a tribal reader sees Matthew's text as a narrative that actively resists and subverts imperial rule. Likewise, the tribal experience of living at the margins inspires a tribal reader to look at the narrative from the underside, from the perspective of those who are sidelined, ignored, belittled or forgotten. Tribal biblical interpretation presented here follows a process of conversation between tribal worldview and Matthew's narrative. Such a method animates the text for the tribal reader and makes the biblical narrative not only more intelligible to the tribal reader but allows the text to speak directly to the tribal context.

"A modern classic....Thrilling and constantly illuminating."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post Book World Through a distinguished career of critical scholarship and translation, Robert Alter has equipped us to read the Hebrew Bible as a powerful, cohesive work of literature. In this landmark work, Alter's masterly translation and probing commentary combine to give contemporary readers the definitive edition of The Five Books. Winner of the PEN Center USA Literary Award for Translation and the Koret Jewish Book Award for Translation, a Newsweek Top 15 Book, Los Angeles Times Favorite Book, and San Francisco Chronicle Best Book.

Compilation of articles written by the author from weekly newspapers in Southern Illinois with the heading "The Bible says." Also includes some reader responses.

A Numbers Game utilizes methods derived from the ancient Hebrew body of knowledge known as the cabala. It shows you how to translate names into numbers and then describes what those numbers mean to both your life and the lives of others. Using simple arithmetic and the numbers 1 through 9, both alone and in combination, Author Kate Katz will show you how to: Construct a Major Pattern consisting of four important digits that represent the principal influence on the person Interpret the numbers of the Major Pattern Calculate the supporting pattern (lesser digits) Read all the numbers in combination Create a life chart Katz includes quotations from the Bible, oriental literature, and from many other sources that will help you look at your name and your life with a different perspective. The knowledge gained provides you with the potential to have a more satisfying career, happier relationships, and the ability to overcome your greatest challenges and obstacles. A Numbers Game offers an introspective look into the complexity and mystery of human life, offering Name Analysis as a new way of explaining events in life, personality characteristics, and circumstances shaping the future. Now get busy playing the Numbers Game!

A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original. A masterpiece of deep learning and fine sensibility, Robert Alter’s translation of the Hebrew Bible, now complete, reanimates one of the formative works of our culture. Capturing its brilliantly compact poetry and finely wrought, purposeful prose, Alter renews the Old Testament as a source of literary power and spiritual inspiration. From the family frictions of Genesis and King David’s flawed humanity to the serene wisdom of Psalms and Job’s incendiary questioning of God’s ways, these magnificent works of world literature resonate with a startling immediacy. Featuring Alter’s generous commentary, which quietly alerts readers to the literary and historical dimensions of the text, this is the definitive edition of the Hebrew Bible.