Read our customer guide The JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH features the
oldest-known complete Hebrew version of the Holy Scriptures, side
by side with JPS’s renowned English translation. Its
well-designed format allows for ease of reading and features clear
type, an engaging and efficient two-column format that enables
readers to move quickly from one language to another, and an
organization that contemporary readers will find familiar. The
Hebrew text of this TANAKH is based on the famed Leningrad Codex,
the Masoretic text traceable to Aaron ben Moses ben Asher, ca. 930
CE. Ben-Asher researched all available texts to compile an
authoritative Bible manuscript. In 1010 CE his work was revised by
Samuel ben Jacob, a scribe in Egypt. Lost for centuries, the
manuscript was eventually discovered in the mid-nineteenth century
and became known as the Leningrad Codex. This edition adapts the
latest BHS edition of the Leningrad text by correcting errors and
providing modern paragraphing. The English text in this TANAKH is a
slightly updated version of the acclaimed 1985 JPS translation.
Wherever possible, the results of modern study of the languages and
culture of the ancient Near East have been brought to bear on the
biblical text, which allows for an English style reflective of the
biblical spirit and language rather than of the era of the
translation. This edition also includes an informative preface that
discusses the history of Bible translation, focusing on the latest
JPS English translation of the Holy Scriptures. It is the result of
a 30-year interdenominational collaboration of eminent Jewish Bible
scholars. Readers are sure to appreciate one of the most intensive
projects in the history of The Jewish Publication Society.
General
Imprint: |
Jewish Publication Society
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
March 2012 |
First published: |
2001 |
Editors: |
Jewish Publication Society Inc
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Dimensions: |
240 x 160 x 46mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Leather / fine binding
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Pages: |
2040 |
Edition: |
Bilingual edition, Student Edition (brown leatherette, flex-binding) |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8276-0697-5 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
0-8276-0697-4 |
Barcode: |
9780827606975 |
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