Jewish Study Bible: Tanakh Translation
Oxford University Press breaks exciting new ground in the field of study Bibles with The Jewish Study Bible. This innovative volume will, for the first time, offer readers of the Hebrew Bible a resource that is specifically tailored to meet their needs.\ The JSB 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...
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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 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).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. The Jewish Study Bible is a perfect, uniquely affordable resource for both students and general readers.* 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. Library Journal This study Bible will guide anyone desiring a fuller understanding of the Bible and its interpretations, as well as of the history of Jewish tradition in general and some of the insights of the Torah in particular. It's a full Bible (the Jewish Publication Society's Tanakh translation), with accessible introductions, annotations, and background and interpretative essays that provide a guide to the meaning of the text, the history of its Jewish interpretation, and the historical contexts in which it was redacted. All its contributors are distinguished scholars from a wide range of academic institutions; they employ state-of-the-art methods of interpretation but are sensitive to classical Jewish interpretations and the place of the Bible in Jewish life. This work contains material about the languages of the Bible, chronologies, tables and charts, full-color and line drawing maps, and a full glossary of technical terms. The index to the entirety of the study materials, keyed by page number, facilitates pursuing particular topics through the full range of the study materials. A much-needed resource, this study Bible will form a core reference work of any library, and circulating copies should be made available for the public. Highly recommended without reservation for all libraries.-David B. Levy, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day Sch., Rockville, MD Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Maps and DiagramsIntroduction: What Is The Jewish Study Bible?Preface to the 1985 JPS EditionAlphabetical Listing of the Books of the BibleHebrew TransliterationGuide to Abbreviations and TermsTorah: Introduction1Genesis: Introduction and Annotations8Exodus: Introduction and Annotations102Leviticus: Introduction and Annotations203Numbers: Introduction and Annotations281Deuteronomy: Introduction and Annotations356Nev'im: Introduction451Joshua: Introduction and Annotations462Judges: Introduction and Annotations508First Samuel: Introduction and Annotations558Second Samuel: Introduction and Annotations619First Kings: Introduction and Annotations668Second Samuel: Introduction and Annotations726Isaiah: Introduction and Annotations780Jeremiah: Introduction and Annotations917Ezekiel: Introduction and Annotations1042The Twelve Minor Prophets: Introductions and Annotations1139Hosea1143Joel1166Amos1176Obadiah1193Jonah1198Micah1205Nahum1219Habakkuk1226Zephaniah1234Haggai1243Zechariah1249Malachi1268Kethuvim: Introduction1275Psalms: Introduction and Annotations1280Proverbs: Introduction and Annotations1447Job: Introduction and Annotations1499The Scrolls: Introduction1563The Song of Songs: Introduction and Annotations1564Ruth: Introduction and Annotations1578Lamentations: Introduction and Annotations1587Ecclesiastes: Introduction and Annotations1603Esther: Introduction and Annotations1623Daniel: Introduction and Annotations1640Ezra: Introduction and Annotations1666Nehemiah: Introduction and Annotations1688First Chronicles: Introduction and Annotations1712Second Chronicles: Introduction and Annotations1765Essays: Introduction1827Inner-biblical Interpretation1829Early Nonrabbinic Interpretation1835Classical Rabbinic Interpretation1844Midrash and Midrashic Interpretation1863Medieval Jewish Interpretation1876Post-medieval Jewish Interpretation1900Modern Jewish Interpretation1908The Bible in the Dead Sea Scrolls1920The Bible in the Synagogue1929The Bible in the Liturgy1937The Bible in the Jewish Philosophical Tradition1948The Bible in the Jewish Mystical Tradition: Background1976The Glorious Name and the Incarnate Torah1979The Bible in Israeli Life1990Jewish Women's Scholarly Writings on the Bible2000Jewish Translations of the Bible2005The Religion of the Bible2021Concepts of Purity in the Bible2041Historical and Geographical Background to the Bible: Adapted2048Languages of the Bible2062Textual Criticism of the Bible2067The Canonization of the Bible2072The Development of the Masoretic Bible2077The Modern Study of the Bible: Adapted2084Reading Biblical Poetry2097Tables and Charts: Weights and Measures2105Tables and Charts: Timeline2106Tables and Charts: Chronological Table of Rulers2110Tables and Charts: Calendar2114Tables and Charts: Tale of Biblical Readings2115Tables and Charts: Chapter and Verse Differences2118Translations of Primary Sources2120Glossary2122Index2143
