A clear and concise handbook to the TANAKH
Named one of the "Best of the Best from the University Presses:
Books You Should Know About" by the Association of American
University Presses.
This new volume in the acclaimed JPS Guides series is an
invaluable companion to the Jewish Bible, providing readers with
ready access to important facts and Bible basics: how the Bible
became the "Bible"; its origins, content, and organization
distinctions between the Jewish Bible (the TANAKH) and Christian
Bibles a short history of Bible translations, and how they differ
Bible commentaries storytelling, poetry, law, prophecy, and Wisdom
literature popular methods of Bible study finding meaning through
midrash. In addition, there are summaries of all the biblical
books; dozens of text boxes; an extensive glossary of Bible terms,
places, and people; maps, charts, and tables; and large foldout
timelines and family trees--all in color.
Contributions are by leading Bible scholars and educators: Marc
Zvi Brettler, Joyce Eisenberg, Michael Fishbane, Michael V. Fox,
Leonard Greenspoon, Jill Hammer, Stuart Kelman, Adriane Leveen,
David Mandel, Lionel Moses, Shalom Paul, Benjamin Edidin Scolnic,
Ellen Scolnic, David E. S. Stein, Barry Dov Walfish, and Andrea
Weiss.
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