A history of the jewish people in the time of Jesus
- 428 pages
- 15 hours of reading
Critical presentation of the whole evidence concerning Jewish history, institutions, and literature from 175 BC to AD 135; with updated bibliographies.
Nahum Norbert Glatzer was a distinguished Jewish literary scholar, theologian, and editor whose work illuminated the richness of Jewish thought and tradition. He played a crucial role in disseminating key Jewish writings, notably overseeing the English translations of Franz Kafka's works and contributing to critical editions in Germany. Glatzer also delved into the lives and ideas of significant thinkers like Franz Rosenzweig and curated seminal anthologies of Jewish sources. His scholarship offers profound insights into the enduring legacy of Jewish intellectual history.





Critical presentation of the whole evidence concerning Jewish history, institutions, and literature from 175 BC to AD 135; with updated bibliographies.
When the young salesman Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning transformed into a monstrous insect, his shock and incomprehension are coupled with the panic of being late for work and having to reveal his appearance to family and colleagues. Although over the following weeks he gradually becomes used to this new existence confined within the bounds of the apartment, and his parents and sister adapt to living with a grotesque bug, Gregor notices that their attitudes towards him are changing and he feels increasingly alienated. One of the masterpieces of twentieth-century world literature, ‘The Metamorphosis’ is accompanied in this volume by a selection of other classic tales and sketches by Kafka – such as ‘The Judgement’, ‘In the Penal Colony’ and ‘A Country Doctor’ – all presented in a lively and meticulous new translation by Christopher Moncrieff.