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Title: The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation
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Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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| The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation by Oxford University Press, USA Fantastic asset for understanding and appreciating the Bible | I've been finding this volume a real joy to read. In the past, I've always found the Bible to be maddeningly dull and primitive (and yes, I am an Orthodox Jew). Partly, this is becuase of the endless repetition and repeated contradictions in the text. Partly, it's becuase of the obsessive attention the Bible gives to agricultural and tribal concerns that are far removed from those of the modern world, and from our much more pluralistic worldview. And partly it's becuase there are passages in the Bible that just don't seem to make any sense, any way you cut them.
But the commentary in the JPS Study Bible really adds new dimensions to bring the text alive. Yes, it appeals to critical theories to explain redundancies and contradictions. Does that bother you? Just suck it up already. Like Ralbag says, our religion doesn't require us to believe things that violate common sense. So compare the critical explanations to the hermeneutic explanations, and then use your common sense.
But the really nice thing is that the Study Bible is not obsessively critical. It offers the critical analyses in cases where they seem to provide the greatest insight into textual problems. In many other cases, it offers the classical rabbinical opinions, and gives them equal weight. For myself, I don't know why Rashi should be considered an authority on ancient Near Eastern social mores, but the Study Bible will cite his opinions and those of the other major commentators in order to illuminate the text. There are really wonderful comparisons to other Near Eastern literary productions, and many fascinating inter-biblical cross references.
You also get a nice set of ancient maps (or rather, maps of the ancient world), and a set of very interesting essays at the end. It's a lot of bang for the buck, great Shabbos reading for the whole year, and a source for endless further exploration. I recommend it highly. | | The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation by Oxford University Press, USA Jewish Study Bible | | Being that I am not Jewish, I approached this Bible with anticipation in seeking an accurate depiction of scripture with no idea as to what I might expect. I must say that this Bible is very informative and very easy to read, appears to be true to scripture and enlightening; however, it seems to be painted with somewhat of a liberal commentary. | | The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation by Oxford University Press, USA Love the quality of this book! | | I saw a reference to The Jewish Study Bible in a Sunday school lesson, so I read reviews about it before making my decision to buy it. I liked [...]'s price compared to the retail price, too! This Bible is an exquisite, quality book. I appreciate the insightful Jewish commentary alongside the Scriptures. The Old Testament book name is printed in the Hebrew above the English title. I recommend this Bible to all Christians who take their Bible study of the OT seriously! | | The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation by Oxford University Press, USA Jewish translation of Jewish scriptures | | It is good to have this translation and comentary of Jweish sciptures (Tanakh) by modern Jewish scholars. The commentary is an added bonus that gives further insight into Jewish faith and the background for Christian faith. Though the Revised Standard Version of the Old Testament includes Jewish scholars, this is solely Jewish...it is an agreement for publication by Conservative, Orthodox and Reformed Jewish thinkers. | | The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation by Oxford University Press, USA Excellent source for First Testament Study | | To read the First Testament (Old Testament) is one thing, to understand the sources and cultures that compose it is another. If you want to fascinate your biblical readings, this is a must have source. It's commentary is very good and clear. After referencing The Jewish Study Bible you will discover many new things that you will never see the Old Testament as old again. | | The Jewish Study Bible: featuring The Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation by Oxford University Press, USA Product Description | 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 that
aid 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 biblical
scholars 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. |
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