The text bibliography Electronic books. Introductions pau Philadelphia, PA Jewish Publication Society ©2008 2008 1st ed. monographic eng 1 online resource (ix, 291 pages) : color illustrations, color maps. 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. 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. Includes bibliographical references (pages 272-279) and index. Introductions Introductions RELIGION Biblical Criticism & Interpretation Old Testament BS1140.3 .J67 2008eb 221.6/1 Philadelphia : Jewish Publication Society, ©2008 (DLC) 2008010794 (OCoLC)213495200 9780827610323 0827610327 3805D31F-BA37-4AE7-B017-A7A95CF5D909 OverDrive, Inc. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343747 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=343747 N$T 110125 20200709055318.0 ocn698181950 eng