The Jewish Bible.
The Jewish Bible.
- 1st ed.
- Philadelphia, PA : Jewish Publication Society, ©2008.
- 1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
- JPS guide .
- JPS guide. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-279) and index.
What is the Bible? -- How the Bible became "the Bible" -- The origins of the Hebrew Bible text -- The Torah scroll -- Public reading of the Torah -- A short history of Bible translations -- The matter of gender in the JPS Torah translation -- Storytelling in the Bible -- Biblical law -- Biblical poetry -- The books of the Prophets -- Wisdom literature -- Methods of Bible study -- Commentaries on the Bible -- Midrash -- Summaries of the books of the Bible -- Glossary -- Family tree of the Torah -- Weights and measures in the Bible -- Timeline of Biblical events -- Chronology of the prophets -- Chronology of the monarchies -- Familiar quotations from the Bible -- Maps of Biblical lands.
This guide to the Jewish Bible explains what the Jewish Bible is, how it developed, its structure and differences between it and Christian Bibles. It also includes short histories of Bible translations and commentaries, a guide to characters and places, plus an introduction to Biblical poetry, storytelling, law and Bible study.
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Bible.--Old Testament--Introductions.
Bible.--Old Testament--Introductions.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Altes Testament.
RELIGION--Biblical Criticism & Interpretation--Old Testament.
Electronic books.
Introductions
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-279) and index.
What is the Bible? -- How the Bible became "the Bible" -- The origins of the Hebrew Bible text -- The Torah scroll -- Public reading of the Torah -- A short history of Bible translations -- The matter of gender in the JPS Torah translation -- Storytelling in the Bible -- Biblical law -- Biblical poetry -- The books of the Prophets -- Wisdom literature -- Methods of Bible study -- Commentaries on the Bible -- Midrash -- Summaries of the books of the Bible -- Glossary -- Family tree of the Torah -- Weights and measures in the Bible -- Timeline of Biblical events -- Chronology of the prophets -- Chronology of the monarchies -- Familiar quotations from the Bible -- Maps of Biblical lands.
This guide to the Jewish Bible explains what the Jewish Bible is, how it developed, its structure and differences between it and Christian Bibles. It also includes short histories of Bible translations and commentaries, a guide to characters and places, plus an introduction to Biblical poetry, storytelling, law and Bible study.
9780827610323 0827610327
3805D31F-BA37-4AE7-B017-A7A95CF5D909 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Bible.--Old Testament--Introductions.
Bible.--Old Testament--Introductions.
Bible.--Old Testament.
Altes Testament.
RELIGION--Biblical Criticism & Interpretation--Old Testament.
Electronic books.
Introductions
BS1140.3 / .J67 2008eb
221.6/1
