The Jewish Study Bible: Featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation
The Jewish Study Bible: Featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation
Paperback – November 6, 2003
by
Adele Berlin
Price
$17.29
Format
Paperback
Pages
2000
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Publication Date
College edition (November 6, 2003
ISBN-13
978-0195297546
Dimensions
9 x 1.9 x 6.6 inches
Weight
3.04 pounds
Description
"The Jewish Study Bible encompasses a monumental assembly of critical learning and acumen, representing the achievement of an entire generation of Jewish scholars. The commentaries are not only erudite but purposeful and theologically alert. A heroic undertaking, brilliantly conceived and executed with panache."―Jacob Neusner Michael Fishbane is at Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts.
Features & Highlights
- 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.
