Alter is the first person to complete a major English-language translation of the entire Hebrew Bible on his own. He began, aptly, with Genesis, published in 1997. Since then, in fits and starts ...

Genesis 11 is the story of how humans soon after ... In its original form, the story is an explanation of why not everyone speaks Hebrew, as well as a comment on the huge temple-towers (ziggurats ...

Alan Mintz's general introduction explains the genesis and development of modern Hebrew literature, its reception in U.S. universities and the rationale for selecting this particular group of texts.