In this Book
- The Jewish Bible: A JPS Guide
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Jewish Publication Society
summary
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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright Page
- pp. iii-iv
- Acknowledgments
- pp. vii-viii
- What Is the Bible?
- pp. 1-12
- How the Bible Became “the Bible”
- pp. 13-18
- The Origins of the Hebrew Bible Text
- pp. 19-24
- The Torah Scroll
- pp. 25-28
- Public Reading of the Torah
- pp. 29-32
- Storytelling in the Bible
- pp. 57-68
- Biblical Law
- pp. 69-76
- Biblical Poetry
- pp. 77-90
- The Books of the Prophets
- pp. 91-96
- Wisdom Literature
- pp. 97-106
- Methods of Bible Study
- pp. 107-120
- Commentaries on the Bible
- pp. 121-152
- Summaries of the Books of the Bible
- pp. 169-216
- Family Tree of the Torah
- pp. 246-247
- Weights and Measures in the Bible
- pp. 248-250
- Timeline of Biblical Events
- pp. 251-257
- Familiar Quotations from the Bible
- pp. 260-262
- Maps of Biblical Lands
- pp. 263-271
- Bibliography of Works Cited
- pp. 277-279
- Contributors
- pp. 280-282
Additional Information
ISBN
9780827610323
Related ISBN(s)
9780827608511
MARC Record
OCLC
698181950
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No