Congratulations Robert Alter

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I own a number of Torahs and Tanakhs and, when faced with some biblical question, it's not unusual for me to scan most of them for their translations and commentaries. Some of the books that I value most are those by Robert Alter including:

• The Five Books of Moses
  
• The Book of Psalms
  
• David
  
• The Wisdom Books
  

And now Alter has published a complete Tanakh translation and commentary. I've just ordered the three volume set and hope to have it here by the end of this week.

If anyone is interested, you might want to take a quick look at this article from the New York Magazine.