| Description |
xxv, 2309 pages : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"Jewish Publication Society Tanakh translation." |
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Subtitle from cover. |
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Includes preface to the 1985 JPS Tanakh translation, published under title: Tanakh : a new translation of the Holy Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew text. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 2236-2237) and indexes. |
| Summary |
"The Jewish Study Bible combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leading biblical scholars on virtually every aspect of the text, the world in which it was written, its interpretation, and its role in Jewish life. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life"--Publisher's Web site. |
| Contents |
Torah -- Nevi'im -- Kethuvim -- Essays. Jewish interpretation of the Bible ; Biblical ideas and institutions ; The Bible in Jewish life ; Backgrounds for reading the Bible ; The Hebrew Bible in other scriptures. |
| Subject |
Bible. Old Testament -- Commentaries.
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Bible. Old Testament -- Versions, Jewish.
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| Added Author |
Berlin, Adele, editor.
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Brettler, Marc Zvi, editor.
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Jewish Publication Society, issuing body.
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| Added Title |
Torah, Nevi'im, Kethuvim |
| ISBN |
9780199978465 (hbk.) |
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0199978468 (hbk.) |
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