The David Story: A Translation with Commentary of 1 and 2 Samuel

"A masterpiece of contemporary Bible translation and commentary."―Los Angeles Times Book Review, Best Books of 1999

Acclaimed for its masterful new translation and insightful commentary, The David Story is a fresh, vivid rendition of one of the great works in Western literature. Robert Alter's brilliant translation gives us David, the beautiful, musical hero who slays Goliath and, through his struggles with Saul, advances to the kingship of Israel. But this David is also fully human: an ambitious, calculating man who navigates his life's course with a flawed moral vision. The consequences for him, his family, and his nation are tragic and bloody. Historical personage and full-blooded imagining, David is the creation of a literary artist comparable to the Shakespeare of the history plays. One map

• Genesis: Translation and Commentary
• The Five Books of Moses: A Translation with Commentary
• The Education of Cyrus (Agora Editions)
• The Wisdom Books: Job, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes: A Translation with Commentary
• Strong As Death Is Love: The Song of Songs, Ruth, Esther, Jonah, and Daniel, A Translation with Commentary
• Texts of Terror: Literary-Feminist Readings of Biblical Narratives (Overtures to Biblical Theology)
• The Book of Psalms: A Translation with Commentary
• Holy Bible: King James Version
• The Art of Biblical Narrative
• Macbeth (Arkangel Shakespeare)