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Podcast: Religion Unplugged
Episode: Book Launch: The Bible
Description: Professor Robert Alter was translating portions of the Bible when Roberta Ahmanson asked him, "Are you going to do the whole thing?" Years later, Robert Alter has completed and published the full Bible with a complete new translation and commentary. Senior Contributor and Board Member Roberta Ahmanson Interviews Robert on the process of creating the new translation, why it was needed and what's next.