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This modern English translation of the Hebrew Bible is unrivaled for its precise and elegant rendering of the 10th-century Masoretic text. Structured on the traditional Jewish divisions of Scripture, (Torah, Prophets, and Sacred Writings), it reflects the best of contemporary Jewish biblical and semitic studies. Savor it to better understand the richness and nuances of the original Hebrew! 1,624 pages, beautiful blue hardcover with gold stamping and dust jacket, 6'' x 9'', from the Jewish Publication Society.
Regarded throughout the English-speaking world as the standard English translation of the Holy Scriptures, the JPS TANAKH has been acclaimed by scholars, rabbis, lay leaders, Jews, and Christians alike. The JPS TANAKH is an entirely original translation of the Holy Scriptures into contemporary English, based on the Masoretic (the traditional Hebrew) text. It is the culmination of three decades of collaboration by academic scholars and rabbis, representing the three largest branches of organized Judaism in the United States. Not since the third century b.c.e., when 72 elders of the tribes of Israel created the Greek translation of Scriptures known as the Septuagint has such a broad-based committee of Jewish scholars produced a major Bible translation.
In executing this monumental task, the translators made use of the entire range of biblical interpretation, ancient and modern, Jewish and non-Jewish. They drew upon the latest findings in linguistics and archaeology, as well as the work of early rabbinic and medieval commentators, grammarians, and philologians. The resulting text is a triumph of literary style and biblical scholarship, unsurpassed in accuracy and clarity.
Product Information
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 1624
Vendor: Jewish Publication Society
Publication Date: 1985
Dimensions: 9.5 X 6.5 X 1.75 (inches)
ISBN: 0827602529
ISBN-13: 9780827602526
Text Layout: Single Column
Text Size: 10 Point
Spine: Glued