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Contents VII • Acknowledgments IX • Abbreviations for the Books of the Bible 1 • What Is the Bible? 13 • How the Bible Became “the Bible” 19 • The Origins of the Hebrew Bible Text 25 • The Torah Scroll 29 • Public Reading of the Torah 33 • A Short History of Bible Translations 51 • The Matter of Gender in the JPS Torah Translation 57 • Storytelling in the Bible 69 • Biblical Law 77 • Biblical Poetry 91 • The Books of the Prophets 97 • Wisdom Literature 107 • Methods of Bible Study 121 • Commentaries on the Bible 153 • Midrash 169 • Summaries of the Books of the Bible 217 • Glossary 246 • Family Tree of the Torah 248 • Weights and Measures in the Bible 251 • Timeline of Biblical Events 258 • Chronology of the Prophets 259 • Chronology of the Monarchies 260 • Familiar Quotations from the Bible 263 • Maps of Biblical Lands 272 • A Short List of Recommended Books and Websites 277 • Bibliography of Works Cited 280 • Contributors 282 • Index ...

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