The Jewish Study Bible featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation

by Berlin, Adele; Brettler, Marc Zvi; Fishbane, Michael

• ISBN13: 9780195297515
• ISBN10: 0195297512
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-01-04
• Publisher: OXFORD UNIV PR

Summary

The Jewish Study Bible presents the center of gravity of the Scriptures where Jews experience it--in Torah. It offers readers the fruits of various schools of Jewish traditions of biblical exegesis (rabbinic, medieval, mystical, etc.) and provides them with a wealth of ancillary materials thataid in bringing the ancient text to life. The nearly forty contributors to the work represent the cream of Jewish biblical scholarship from the world over. No knowledge of Hebrew is required for one to make use of this unique volume. The JSB uses The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation, whose name is an acronym formed from the Hebrew initials of the three sections into which the Hebrew Bible is traditionally divided (Torah, Instruction; Nevi'im, Prophets; and Kethubim, Writings). A committee of esteemed biblicalscholars and rabbis from the Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform Judaism movements produced this modern translation, which dates from 1985. Anyone interested in acquiring a fuller understanding of the riches of the Bible will profit from reading The Jewish Study Bible.

Table of Contents

Maps and Diagrams
Introduction: What Is The Jewish Study Bible?
Preface to the 1985 JPS Edition
Alphabetical Listing of the Books of the Bible
Hebrew Transliteration
Guide to Abbreviations and Terms
Torah: Introduction	p. 1
Genesis: Introduction and Annotations	p. 8
Exodus: Introduction and Annotations	p. 102
Leviticus: Introduction and Annotations	p. 203
Numbers: Introduction and Annotations	p. 281
Deuteronomy: Introduction and Annotations	p. 356
Nev'im: Introduction	p. 451
Joshua: Introduction and Annotations	p. 462
Judges: Introduction and Annotations	p. 508
First Samuel: Introduction and Annotations	p. 558
Second Samuel: Introduction and Annotations	p. 619
First Kings: Introduction and Annotations	p. 668
Second Samuel: Introduction and Annotations	p. 726
Isaiah: Introduction and Annotations	p. 780
Jeremiah: Introduction and Annotations	p. 917
Ezekiel: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1042
The Twelve Minor Prophets: Introductions and Annotations	p. 1139
Hosea	p. 1143
Joel	p. 1166
Amos	p. 1176
Obadiah	p. 1193
Jonah	p. 1198
Micah	p. 1205
Nahum	p. 1219
Habakkuk	p. 1226
Zephaniah	p. 1234
Haggai	p. 1243
Zechariah	p. 1249
Malachi	p. 1268
Kethuvim: Introduction	p. 1275
Psalms: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1280
Proverbs: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1447
Job: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1499
The Scrolls: Introduction	p. 1563
The Song of Songs: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1564
Ruth: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1578
Lamentations: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1587
Ecclesiastes: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1603
Esther: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1623
Daniel: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1640
Ezra: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1666
Nehemiah: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1688
First Chronicles: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1712
Second Chronicles: Introduction and Annotations	p. 1765
Essays: Introduction	p. 1827
Inner-biblical Interpretation	p. 1829
Early Nonrabbinic Interpretation	p. 1835
Classical Rabbinic Interpretation	p. 1844
Midrash and Midrashic Interpretation	p. 1863
Medieval Jewish Interpretation	p. 1876
Post-medieval Jewish Interpretation	p. 1900
Modern Jewish Interpretation	p. 1908
The Bible in the Dead Sea Scrolls	p. 1920
The Bible in the Synagogue	p. 1929
The Bible in the Liturgy	p. 1937
The Bible in the Jewish Philosophical Tradition	p. 1948
The Bible in the Jewish Mystical Tradition: Background	p. 1976
The Glorious Name and the Incarnate Torah	p. 1979
The Bible in Israeli Life	p. 1990
Jewish Women's Scholarly Writings on the Bible	p. 2000
Jewish Translations of the Bible	p. 2005
The Religion of the Bible	p. 2021
Concepts of Purity in the Bible	p. 2041
Historical and Geographical Background to the Bible: Adapted	p. 2048
Languages of the Bible	p. 2062
Textual Criticism of the Bible	p. 2067
The Canonization of the Bible	p. 2072
The Development of the Masoretic Bible	p. 2077
The Modern Study of the Bible: Adapted	p. 2084
Reading Biblical Poetry	p. 2097
Tables and Charts: Weights and Measures	p. 2105
Tables and Charts: Timeline	p. 2106
Tables and Charts: Chronological Table of Rulers	p. 2110
Tables and Charts: Calendar	p. 2114
Tables and Charts: Tale of Biblical Readings	p. 2115
Tables and Charts: Chapter and Verse Differences	p. 2118
Translations of Primary Sources	p. 2120
Glossary	p. 2122
Index	p. 2143
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