The Jewish Study Bible: Second EditionAdele Berlin, Marc Zvi Brettler First published in 2004, The Jewish Study Bible is a landmark, one-volume resource tailored especially for the needs of students of the Hebrew Bible. It has won acclaim from readers in all religious traditions. The Jewish Study Bible, which comes in a protective slipcase, combines the entire Hebrew Bible--in the celebrated Jewish Publication Society TANAKH Translation--with explanatory notes, introductory materials, and essays by leading biblical scholars on virtually every aspect of the text, the world in which it was written, its interpretation, and its role in Jewish life. The quality of scholarship, easy-to-navigate format, and vibrant supplementary features bring the ancient text to life. This second edition includes revised annotations for nearly the entire Bible, as well as forty new and updated essays on many of the issues in Jewish interpretation, Jewish worship in the biblical and post-biblical periods, and the influence of the Hebrew Bible in the ancient world. The Jewish Study Bible, Second Edition, is an essential resource for anyone interested in the Hebrew Bible. |
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Aaron Abraham according altar ancient animals appears become Bible biblical blessing blood bring brothers brought burnt called camp Canaan Canaanites clans commanded covenant daughter death Decalogue descendants Deut divine earth Egypt Egyptians Exod father fire give given God’s hand head holy human indicates instructions interpretation Israel Israelites Jacob Jewish Jordan Joseph Joshua Judah Judg king land later Levites live LORD meaning Meeting mentioned Moses narrative observe offering original period person Pharaoh present priest Priestly promised prophet punishment purification refers reflects remain ritual sacred sanctuary saying serve seven sons spoke stones story suggests Tabernacle Tent term took Torah towns tradition translation tribe turn unclean whole wife wilderness woman worship