The Jewish Study Bible: Jewish Publication Society Tanakh TranslationAdele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler, Michael A. Fishbane Oxford University Press, 2004 - 2190 pages The Jewish Study Bible is a one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. Nearly forty scholars worldwide contributed to the translation and interpretation of the Jewish Study Bible, representing the best of Jewish biblical scholarship available today. A committee of highly-respected biblical scholars and rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism movements produced this modern translation. No knowledge of Hebrew is required for one to make use of this unique volume. The Jewish Study Bible uses The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation. Since its publication, the Jewish Study Bible has become one of the most popular volumes in Oxford's celebrated line of bibles. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life. * Informative essays that address a wide variety of topics relating to Judaism's use and interpretation of the Bible through the ages. * In-text tables, maps, and charts. * Tables of weights and measures. * Verse and chapter differences. * Table of Scriptural Readings. * Glossary of technical terms. * An index to all the study materials. * Full color New Oxford Bible Maps, with index. |
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Abimelech Abraham altar Amalek Ammonites Amorites ancient anointing Balaam Bible biblical blessing blood bread brothers burnt offering camp Canaan Canaanites clans commanded covenant daughter David death Deut Deuteronomy divine earth Egypt Egyptians ephod Ephraim Esau Exod exodus father first-born Gibeah God's hand Hebrew hill country holy impurity Isaac Israel Israelites Jacob Jewish Jordan Joseph Josh Joshua Judah Judg king land of Egypt Levites LORD spoke LORD's Manasseh meal offering Meaning of Heb ment midrash Moab Moses Moses and Aaron narrative Nazirite offering by fire Pharaoh Philistines present priest Priestly promised prophet punishment rabbinic refers ritual Sabbath sacred sacrifice Samuel sanctuary Saul saying Septuagint Shechem shekels Sihon Sinai sons spoke to Moses story Tabernacle Talmudic Tanakh Tent of Meeting tion Torah towns tradition translation tribe uncertain unclean verse wife wilderness woman worship YHVH
References to this book
Modern Judaism: An Oxford Guide Nicholas Robert Michael De Lange,Miri Freud-Kandel No preview available - 2005 |
A Taste of Torah: An Introduction to Thirteen Challenging Bible Stories Ronald H. Isaacs No preview available - 2006 |