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The Jewish Study Bible
Uniform Title
Bible. Old Testament. English. Jewish Publication Society (1985). 2014.
Title
The Jewish Study Bible / Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler, editors.
ISBN
9780199978465
0199978468
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
Oxford ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
Copyright Notice Date
©2014.
Physical Description
xxv, 2,309 pages : maps (some color) ; 24 cm.
Notes
"Jewish Publication Society Tanakh translation."
Includes preface to the 1985 JPS edition, published under title: Tanakh : a new translation of the Holy Scriptures according to the traditional Hebrew text.
Includes: The new Oxford Bible maps, Jewish Study Bible / prepared by Oxford cartographers and based on the Oxford Bible atlas (14 pages at end of volume).
Text in English.
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.
Variant and related titles
Torah, Nevi'im, Kethuvim.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 16, 2015
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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